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Stirtz leads Iowa against Maryland
By The Associated Press
Iowa Hawkeyes (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (9-14, 2-10 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Iowa visits Maryland after Bennett Stirtz scored 36 points in
Iowa's 76-70 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Terrapins are 5-6 in home games. Maryland has a 5-13 record in games
decided by at least 10 points.
The Hawkeyes have gone 8-4 against Big Ten opponents. Iowa is 15-2 when it wins
the turnover battle and averages 9.3 turnovers per game.
Maryland is shooting 40.8% from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points
lower than the 44.4% Iowa allows to opponents. Iowa averages 78.1 points per
game, 0.9 fewer than the 79.0 Maryland gives up to opponents.
The Terrapins and Hawkeyes meet Wednesday for the first time in Big Ten play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Coit is scoring 15.2 points per game with 2.1 rebounds
and 2.7 assists for the Terrapins. Solomon Washington is averaging 10.9 points
and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 42.7% over the last 10 games.
Stirtz averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawkeyes, scoring 19.9
points while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc. Tavion Banks is shooting 50.0%
and averaging 12.6 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 2-8, averaging 65.2 points, 28.5 rebounds, 8.9
assists, 4.6 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 79.3 points per game.
Hawkeyes: 7-3, averaging 74.1 points, 25.6 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.5 steals
and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 68.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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