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Iowa has lost three in a row.<br>
<div style="margin-top: 15px;"> Gazette staff </div>
<div itemprop="datePublished" class="date"> Jan 24, 2016 at 8:30 pm
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<p>A new starting lineup couldn’t jump-start the Hawkeyes on Sunday,
and Iowa lost to Purdue, 90-73, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette,
Ind.</p>
<p>Iowa (13-7, 3-5 Big Ten) has now lost three straight, and five of
its last six games. </p>
<p>“I think a lot of problems are between our ears right now,” Iowa
Coach Lisa Bluder said. “We’ve got to figure that out before any
magic play is going to work.”</p>
<p>Megan Gustafson made the first start of her career and had seven
points and zero rebounds. Tania Davis started for the third time
this season, and had seven assists to go with 14 points.</p>
<p>“Tania did a great job,” Bluder said. “Megan didn’t get any
rebounds, and I’m concerned about that.</p>
<p>“(Lineup change) was something we needed to try. Both of them
responded well.”</p>
<p>Purdue (15-4, 6-2) led 43-40 at halftime, then Iowa’s shooting
went cold in the second half, preventing any comeback.</p>
<p>After shooting 62.5 percent in the first half (15 of 24), Iowa
shots 42.3 percent in the second half (11 of 26), including just 1
of 8 from 3-point range.</p>
<p>“That was the big story of this game,” Bluder said.</p>
<p>Purdue out-rebounded Iowa 34-20, and forced Iowa into 19
turnovers.</p>
<p>Ally Disterhoft led the Hawkeyes with 21 points. Christina
Buttenham came off the bench to add 14 points.</p>
<p>“Christina had a really nice game,” Bluder said. “It was nice to
see the fight she came in with.”</p>
<p>Kali Peschel did not play due to a violation of team rules. She
had started the first 19 games.</p>
<p>Iowa will try to regroup before a home game at 7 p.m. Wednesday
against Michigan (11-8, 3-5).</p>
<p>“Our last two home performances haven’t been very good,” Bluder
said. “It is our house. We’ll make sure everyone understands
that.”</p>
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