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Iowa blows out Maryland thanks to big 1st half run

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Through the first eight minutes of Thursday night’s showdown between No. 5 Iowa and Maryland, it appeared as though the Terrapins would have a real shot to take down one of the nation’s top teams. But a 20-0 run midway through the first half changed all of that.

Maryland jumped out to an early 19-9 lead in College Park on Thursday, but that’s where all the positives essentially came to an end for the Terps. The Hawkeyes responded with a 20-0 run of their own to take a 29-19 lead and never looked back. Iowa’s lead only continued to grow, culminated in an 89-67 victory.

To close out the first half, Iowa outscored the Terrapins 35-7 in the final 12 minutes to take a 44-26 advantage into the locker room. By the time the first 20 minutes ended, Luka Garza was halfway to a double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.

Once again, Garza led the way for the Hawkeyes, scoring 24 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out 7 assists. Jordan Bohannon buried 6 shots from 3-point range and finished the game with 18 points. Keegan Murray scored 12 points off the bench, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor and Patrick McCaffery added 10 off the bench.

Aaron Wiggins led the way for Maryland with 17 points and Donta Scott had 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Iowa improved to 10-2 on the season with the win, including a 4-1 mark in B1G play. The Terrapins are now 6-6 on the season and 1-5 in the conference.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB