The 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (20-11, 10-10) are facing the 17-seeded Maryland Terrapins (12-20, 4-16) after they beat Oregon, 70-60, after racing to a huge first half lead in the opening round of the conference tournament. It’s the first game of the day at 11:00a.
Each team won on their own hardwood in the home-and-home this season. Iowa’s win was an 83-64 victory in December while the loss to Maryland was February 11th. Iowa was able to regain the lead in College Park with about 10:00 left but couldn’t
bring it home.
This is arguably the biggest game of Iowa’s season. Iowa is the top 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament according to bracket matrix but a second loss to a substandard Maryland team may compound their current stretch of 2-6 and result in them sliding down the the seed lines.
That being said: tournament games were part of the value statement of hiring Ben McCollum. As a head coach, he’s won 9 conference tournament titles in 16 seasons as a head coach and 4 Division II titles. Winning the Big Ten Tournament would be a tall task, given the need to go 5 for 5 but strong effort(s) for as long as Iowa’s playing would build some positive momentum towards the NCAA Tournament.
#17 Maryland Terrapins (12-20, 4-16) vs #9 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-11, 10-10)
Today, 3/11, at 11:00 AM, Peacock and NBC Sports Network (Paul Burmeister, Robbie Hummel, and Nicole Auerbach)
United Center, Chicago, IL
Hawkeye Radio Network
Live Stats (StatBroadcast)
Stat Pack
Buzz Williams (12-20 at Maryland, 385-248 overall)
KenPom ($): +4.11; 122nd (111.6; 134th | 107.5; 129th)
BartTorvik: 115th (112.2; 122nd | 107.1; 119th)
Sports-Ref:
PPG: 69.9 (313th) | 77.2 (269th)
RPG: 35.4 | 33.8
Leaders (via Sports-Ref)
PPG: David Coit (13.5), Andre Mills (12.4)
RPG: Solomon Washington (9.2, 3.2 off), Elijah Saunders (4.4, 1.5 off)
APG: Coit (2.8), Adams (1.6)
FG% (min 10 MPG, 2 FGA/game): Collin Metcalf (48.3%), Saunders (43.6%)
3P% (min 1 3PA/game): Saunders (39.4%), Mills (35.6%)
Last 5 games:
3/10: W v Oregon (N): 70-60
3/8: L v Illinois: 78-72
3/4: L at Wisconsin: 78-45
3/1: L v Rutgers: 69-65
2/25: L at Nebraska: 74-61
Let’s go Hawks!
