Murray scores 35, Iowa hold on to beat Maryland 80-75
Iowa tops Maryland for 4th straight win
Maryland Terrapins vs. Iowa Hawkeyes: Full Highlights
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Keegan Murray made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with a career-high tying 35 points to help Iowa beat Maryland 80-75 on Monday night.
Murray made 14 of 21 from the field, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots. Filip Rebraca had 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Iowa (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and Joe Toussaint added nine points, nine assists and three steals.
Murray gave the Hawkeyes the lead for good with a 3-pointer that sparked a 17-5 run midway through the second half. Toussaint added a 3 and Murray hit another from behind the arc before Tony Perkins made two free throws to cap the spurt and make it 68-58 with 5:22 remaining.
Eric Ayala hit a 3-pointer to trim Maryland's deficit to 77-75 with 10 seconds left but, after Iowa's Patrick McCaffrey made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line, Ayala missed a pair of foul shots and Jordan Bohannan made two from the stripe to cap the scoring with 3 seconds to go.
Ayala led the Terrapins (8-5, 0-2) with 19 points. Fatts Russell added 16 points, Qudus Wahab scored 12 and Donta Smart and Hakim Hart added 11 apiece.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Keith Kimble
- Bo Boroski
- Brooks Wells
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 9-1 | - | 18-3 |
Purdue | 9-2 | 0.5 | 17-5 |
Michigan | 8-2 | 1 | 16-5 |
Maryland | 7-4 | 2.5 | 17-5 |
Wisconsin | 7-4 | 2.5 | 17-5 |
UCLA | 7-4 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
Illinois | 6-5 | 3.5 | 14-7 |
Oregon | 5-5 | 4 | 16-5 |
Ohio State | 5-5 | 4 | 13-8 |
USC | 5-5 | 4 | 13-8 |
Indiana | 5-6 | 4.5 | 14-8 |
Iowa | 4-6 | 5 | 13-8 |
Rutgers | 4-7 | 5.5 | 11-11 |
Nebraska | 3-7 | 6 | 13-8 |
Penn State | 3-8 | 6.5 | 13-9 |
Northwestern | 3-8 | 6.5 | 12-10 |
Minnesota | 3-8 | 6.5 | 11-11 |
Washington | 2-8 | 7 | 11-10 |