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Purdue tops No. 25 Iowa 67-63

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January 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Rapheal Davis scored 16 of his 24 points in the first half to lead the Purdue Boilermakers to a 67-63 victory over No. 25 Iowa on Saturday. Basil Smotherman and A.J. Hammons each scored 13 points for the Boilermakers (12-8, 4-3 Big Ten), who have won two of three. Mike Gesell scored 18 points and Gabriel Olaseni finished with nine points and 16 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-3).

Davis made the go-ahead 3-pointer to give Purdue a 65-63 lead with less than a minute remaining and the Boilermakers held on the rest of the way. Gesell scored to give the Hawkeyes a 63-62 lead at the 1:18 mark before Purdue took the lead for good. The Hawkeyes played much of the game without Aaron White, who left the game with a right shoulder injury in the first half.