Iowa has uphill battle against one of the best teams in college basketball on Wednesday night.
The Hawkeyes are coming off back-to-back losses to Minnesota and No. 15 Illinois, in which they dug themselves an early hole and could not climb out.
They will not have the same luxury against Purdue because if they have another slow start, the Boilermakers will bury them early.
No. 5 Purdue is having another torrid start to the season, dropping one game to No. 2 Iowa State, and boasts the Big Ten's best player from last year in Braden Smith.