Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Perkins scores career-high 22, Iowa beats Maryland 81-67
Ahron Ulis hit a jumper to give Iowa (12-6, 4-3 Big Ten) its first lead at 6-4 and the Terrapins trailed the rest of the way. Perkins scored five points and Payton Sandfort added four in a 9-2 spurt that made it 19-10 with 9 minutes left in the first half and the Hawkeyes hit three 3-pointers in a 15-3 run that stretched the lead to 16 about six minutes later.
Iowa is averaging 85.3 points during its win streak that began with a 91-89 victory at No. 15 Indiana — the most points the Hoosiers had allowed since a 112-110 loss to Syracuse on Nov. 30, 2021 — in which the Hawkeyes trailed by 21 points about 7 minutes into the game.
Jahmir Young led Maryland (11-6, 2-4) with 20 points, Donta Scott added 15 and 11 rebounds and Julian Reese scored 10.
Sandfort and Connor McCaffery scored 12 points apiece for Iowa.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Julian Reese missed Jumper. | 67 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Ahron Ulis made Layup. | 67 - 81 |
Statistics
 MD |
 IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 33-55 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 6-9 | FT | 9-13 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 13,376 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 34-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |