Stirtz leads Iowa against Maryland

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.

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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