Iowa and Iowa State came up on the short end in their respective conference basketball games on Tuesday night.
Eric Hunter Jr., scored a career-high 19 points, and Evan Boudreaux had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Purdue beat No. 18 Iowa 77-68 on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers (16-14, 9-10 Big Ten) swept the two games against the Hawkeyes this season.
Luka Garza led Iowa (20-10, 11-8) with 26 points and 12 rebounds, his 15th double-double of the season.
Derek Culver and Miles McBride scored 17 points apiece and West Virginia outlasted Iowa State for a 77-71 Big 12 victory. McBride hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds left to help quell the Cyclones’ last -gasp rally.
Iowa State’s Rasir Bolton scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second half.
