The No. 5 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers 75-66 in the Big Ten Championship Game on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for their first conference title since 2006.
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Sunday's game was Iowa's fourth in four days. They defeated No. 12 Northwestern in the second round, No. 4 Rutgers in the quarterfinals and No. 9 Indiana in the semifinals.
Entering Sunday's game, the Hawkeyes had been 2-1 in the championship game, last appearing in the title game in 2006, when they defeated Ohio State 67-60 for their second conference title.