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m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l Boilers work overtime to nip Hawkeyes BY BRIAN NEUBERT BNeubert@GoldandBlack.com PURDUE 65, IOWA 62 (OT) Jan. 27 • Mackey Arena Purdue blew another lead, but once again, it didn't matter all that much when all was said and done. Engaged in a defensive battle — one way to put it, at least — with the Hawkeyes, the Boilermakers seemed to break it open in the second half, going up 11 with eight minutes left. Two minutes later, it was a three-point game, reminiscent of the Illinois and Nebraska games and how Purdue had to hang on to not completely lose big second-half leads. This time, though, Iowa did take a lead. But Terone Johnson scored a game-tying bucket with 33 seconds left, then forced a stop at the end of regulation, and Purdue went on to win in overtime. Key player The easy choice here is FLASH FORWARD Game: Indiana Location: Mackey Arena When: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Notables: Indiana, which opened the season No. 1, was seventh in last week's AP poll, but poised to move up after beating No. 13 Michigan State and a couple teams above it lost. … Highenergy forward Victor Oladipo seems to have trumped star big man Cody Zeller this season to be known as IU's best player, and Zeller is one of the best in the country. … Indiana leads the Big Ten in scoring and field goal percentage defense, though a nonconference schedule generally regarded to be weak certainly boosted its numbers across the board. … Indiana is shooting 42 percent from three-point range. Jordan Hulls (49.5) and Christian Watford (45.5) are Nos. 1 and 3 in the league. Terone Johnson, whose 17 points and 12 rebounds led Purdue and whose key plays ushered Purdue to victory. But the better choice might be Donnie Hale, whose 10 second-half points kept the Boilermakers alive. His tip-in with a minute-anda-half left was a play Purdue doesn't win without. Key stretch With Purdue trailing 54-52, Matt Painter called a timeout with 42 seconds left in regulation. Afterward, Terone Johnson dribbled around a Hale screen at the top of the key, then an A.J. Hammons screen and threw in the game-tying shot Tom Campbell off the glass. At the other end, Ronnie Johnson had 15 points and didn't commit a turnover against Iowa, as Johnson guarded Purdue had to go overtime to defeat the Hawkeyes. leading Iowa scorer Devyn Roy Marble as he dribbled toward a potential game-winner, but the Boilermaker guard's defense was sound and Marble's shot missed. Key stat Iowa shot 15.4 percent in the first half, finishing at just 31.1 for the game. The Hawkeyes had their open looks and missed them, but for the most part Purdue's defense was outstanding. No. 2 MICHIGAN 68, PURDUE 53 Jan. 24 • Crisler Arena Purdue shot its way to a halftime lead on the home floor of the nation's second-ranked — GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 19 • 7