Off to their best start in the Big Ten since 1970 the third ranked Iowa Hawkeyes face a huge test this evening with a visit to eighth ranked Maryland. The Terrapins are 6-2 in the league race and sophomore Melo Trimble is one of the top point guards in the country.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery McCaffery says road wins are special and the Hawkeyes have won their last six Big Ten road games dating back to last season. Iowa’s ranking is the highest since since 1987. McCaffery says he does not pay attention to preseason rankings and this one is no different.

It will be the only regular season meeting between Iowa and Maryland. Pre-game coverage on KJAN begins at 5-p.m., with tipoff in the XFINITY Center 6:05-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)