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Published Mar 2, 2017
Purdue gets the Big Ten title all to itself, thanks to Iowa
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Brian Neubert  •  BoilerUpload
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Thanks to Iowa's come-from-behind win at Wisconsin Thursday night, Purdue now has the Big Ten regular season championship all to itself.

Wisconsin needed to win its final two games, in conjunction with a Purdue loss at Northwestern Sunday, to share the title that Purdue clinched at least a share of Tuesday night against Indiana. It let slip a nine-point lead to the Hawkeyes, though, and allowed Iowa to end the game on a 7-0 run to win 59-57.

In a shocking turn, the Badgers have now lost five of their last six. It was 10-1 in the Big Ten prior.

This will be Purdue's first outright conference crown since 1996 and the league-leading 23rd regular season championship — outright or shared — in its history.

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