Zach Edey scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading No. 1 Purdue to a 77-61 victory over Michigan State on Sunday at Mackey Arena.
"When they started hacking me, it got me going a little bit. They busted my lip in the second half," Edey said with a smile. "They always play super physical."
Perhaps not surprisingly, the two best games of Edey's career both have come against Michigan State (14-8, 6-5 Big Ten) over the past two weeks. This time, his mother rewarded him with a shirt bearing a new nickname, "Big Maple," on the front and a new moniker, "He's not just tall, eh?" on the back.
The 7-4 center from Canada, who had 32 points and 17 rebounds in a 64-63 win at Michigan State on Jan. 16, appreciated the gesture after going 15 of 24 from the field. He also had three assists and a career-best three steals.
The Boilermakers (21-1, 10-1) won their eighth straight.
Iowa 93, Rutgers 82: Kris Murray scored 24 points and the host Hawkeyes (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) became the first team to score 80 points on the Scarlet Knights (14-7, 6-4) this season.
Iowa finished 12 of 24 from behind the arc, with Patrick McCaffery shooting 3-for-3 from long range in his first game since Jan. 1. McCaffery took a leave of absence to address his anxiety.
"Obviously, going out there and getting the love from Hawkeye fans was something that made me feel really great," McCaffery said.
