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Iowa looks to reapply tread hosting No. 13 Purdue
Feb 10, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Fletcher Loyer (2) shoots a free throw against Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Braden Frager (5) and guard Sam Hoiberg (1) during the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer had a pointed message for his team following a narrow win over struggling Oregon on Feb. 7.
“We just got to be better,” he said. “More energy.”
Although the No. 13 Boilermakers collected an 80-77 overtime victory Tuesday night at No. 7 Nebraska, Loyer’s comments from the previous game could almost serve as evergreen quotes ahead of their Saturday trip to Iowa.
Purdue (20-4, 10-3 Big Ten) blew a 22-point second-half lead and could have lost in regulation if Rienk Mast had converted a free throw for the lead in the last seconds. It missed six straight field goal attempts before Oscar Cluff converted with 5.2 seconds remaining for the lead, followed by two clinching foul shots from Gicarri Harris.
While the method the Boilermakers used wasn’t one most teams or coaches would prefer, they bagged their second road win over a top 10 team, a reminder of why this team was ranked No. 1 in the preseason.
“We stayed on an even keel, even when we weren’t making our shots,” said point guard Braden Smith of the wild ending at Nebraska. “Those things happen but the big thing for us was we erased that and won.”
Smith was part of the reason why, overcoming 5-of-15 shooting to come within two rebounds of a triple-double. He finished with 13 points and 10 assists, putting him 108 shy of tying Bobby Hurley’s all-time NCAA mark of 1,076.
For the season, Smith is averaging team highs of 15.1 points and 8.8 assists per game, while Loyer is adding 13.4 ppg.
While Purdue comes into this one off a dramatic win, the Hawkeyes (18-6, 8-5) saw their six-game winning streak end in unexpected fashion as Maryland earned just its third conference win with a 77-70 upset in College Park Wednesday night.
Despite 32 points from star guard Bennett Stirtz, Iowa ate a Quad 3 loss that won’t help its NCAA tournament seeding. It still looks good for an at-large berth but it could use a win over a ranked team, something it doesn’t own in four attempts this season.
Hawkeyes coach Ben McCollum could see the result coming, even as the team was stretching its winning streak.
“We didn’t guard the ball very well, didn’t defensive rebound or do the things that we typically do really well,” he said. “It’s been snowballing on us for a couple of games; we just kind of got away with it. We just have to do a better job.”
One emphasis for Iowa figures to be rebounding. Maryland earned a 34-25 advantage on the glass, which doesn’t bode well against the Boilermakers, who frankly have bigger and better players inside. The Hawkeyes’ average of 27 rebounds per game ranks 352nd of 361 Division I programs.
Stirtz is leading the Hawkeyes with 20.4 points and 4.9 assists per game but could use a bit more help. Tavion Banks is the team’s only other double-figure scorer at 11 ppg and he’s been slowed at times by injuries.
Purdue earned a 79-72 home win when the teams met on Jan. 14, getting 16 points and eight assists from Smith.
–Field Level Media
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Inter Miami rallies for tie vs. Revolution to extend unbeaten streak
Apr 25, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) dribbles the ball against New England Revolution defender Will Sands (23) during the first half at Nu Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images German Berterame scored his third goal of the season in the later stages and Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami salvaged a 1-1 draw against the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday night.
Messi failed to score in consecutive games for the first time this season, and the Herons tied their third straight match at Nu Stadium since opening their new permanent facility earlier this month.
Miami (5-1-4, 19 points) also dropped its first points in three games under interim manager Guillermo Hoyos, but still extended its unbeaten run to 11 matches in all competitions, having lost only its season opener at Los Angeles FC 3-0 on Feb. 21.
Carles Gil scored his second goal of the season earlier in the second half for New England (5-3-1, 16 points), which had a four-match win streak snapped.
Matt Turner made nine saves for the Revolution as he continues to make his case for inclusion on the U.S. World Cup squad.
Berterame began life in Miami slowly after his offseason move from Mexico’s CF Monterrey for a reported $15 million transfer fee, but now has a goal or assist in five consecutive matches after pulling Miami level in the 76th minute.
On the equalizer, Rodrigo De Paul’s pass found substitute Luis Suarez near the right corner of the 6-yard box, and Suarez forced Turner into a sprawling save with his first-time effort.
Berterame was there for a simple rebound finish into an open net.
Tadeo Allende thought he’d given Miami the lead in the 52nd minute when he ran onto De Paul’s pass and finished past Matt Turner.
But Allende was ruled offside on the play, and while replays suggested he may have been even with the last defender when De Paul played the ball, the sequence was not reviewed.
Gil gave New England the lead four minutes later following a long throw-in from the right.
Dor Turgeman used his body to shield defender Maxi Falcon and take the throw-in down with his chest.
He then left it for Gil, who made a slicing run into the area to break through Miami’s defense and then lofted a clever chip over lunging goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.
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D.C. United scores two late goals to rally past Orlando City
Apr 25, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Orlando City SC midfielder Tiago Souza (11) controls the ball defended by D.C. United midfielder Jackson Hopkins (25) during the first half at Audi Field. Mandatory Credit: Hannah Foslien-Imagn Images Kye Rowles scored on a header in the 90th minute as D.C. United overcame its home-field jinx, rallying for a 3-2 win over injury-riddled Orlando City SC Saturday on a chilly night in Washington, D.C.
Jackson Hopkins and Louis Munteanu also scored for D.C. (3-4-3, 12 points), which snapped a six-game winless run in all competitions and won for just the second time in its last 15 MLS matches at home.
Sean Johnson added five saves as D.C. United won without their top scorer Tai Baribo, who was out with a thigh injury after scoring a hat trick in a 4-4 draw Wednesday at the New York Red Bulls.
After entering the week with an MLS-low four goals, D.C. put up seven in a four-day span.
The winning goal came off a corner kick to the opposite post by Keisuke Kurokawa. Jacob Murrell headed the ball to the middle of the box to a cutting Rowles, who scored for the first time in his two seasons as a starting defender for D.C.
Justin Ellis and Tyrese Spicer scored second-half goals to provide a 2-1 lead for Orlando City (2-7-1, 7 points), which is winless in five road games having been outscored 20-3.
Maxime Crepeau had five saves as the Lions were without three injured starters including dangerous threat Marco Pasalic, who missed his third straight MLS match, also with a thigh injury.
Hopkins scored the only goal of the first half when he took a pass from Kurokawa just outside the penalty arc, turned and fired a left-footed laser into the bottom right corner in the 10th minute.
In the 57th minute, the 18-year-old Ellis scored the first goal of his professional career, notching the equalizer on a right-footed shot from the middle of the box. Ellis’ goal came as he cleaned up a rebound from close range after Johnson stopped a header by Griffin Dorsey.
Ten minutes later, Spicer put Orlando in front when he ran down a long pass from Adrian Marin. Spicer’s shot from a tough angle deep on the left wing caromed off the inside of the top left post and into the net.
In the 84th minute, Munteanu tied it back up, 2-2, scoring his first-ever goal for D.C. when his right-footed shot from outside the box was deflected by a defender and bounced just inside the left post.
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T-wolves star Anthony Edwards (knee) exits game vs. Nuggets
Apr 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) shoots over Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson (23) in the first quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards injured his left knee and needed help to get to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday night’s home playoff game against the Denver Nuggets.
Edwards leaped to try to block a shot and landed awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately dropped to the court and clutched his knee.
Moments later, team officials helped Edwards hobble off the court and toward the locker room. He put little weight on his left leg as he exited.
Edwards had five points and three rebounds in 18 minutes. The Timberwolves led the best-of-seven, first-round Western Conference series 2-1 going into Saturday’s Game 4.
A four-time All-Star, Edwards led the Timberwolves with 28.8 points per game during the regular season. He averaged 23 points per game in the first three contests of the postseason.
Edwards was the second Timberwolves player to leave Game 4. In the first quarter, guard Donte DiVincenzo left because of a non-contact injury on his right leg.
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