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No. 8 Maryland squeezes past No. 3 Iowa 74-68

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January 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Robert Carter Junior and Rasheed Sulaimon each scored 17 points, and 8th ranked Maryland used a late charge to beat Number 3 Iowa 74-68 on Thursday night, ending the Hawkeyes’ nine-game winning streak.

The Terrapins led 62-60 before freshman center Diamond Stone dunked off a pass from Jake Layman with 1:24 left. After a steal on the other end by Melo Trimble, Jared Nickens made a layup for a six-point lead. Maryland (18-3, 7-2 Big Ten) made the margin stand up by making eight free throws over the final 49 seconds. Coming off a defeat at Michigan State on Saturday, the Terrapins improved to 10-0 following a loss over the last two seasons.

Peter Jok scored 14 points for the Hawkeyes (16-4, 7-1), who lost for the first time since December 10th. Jarrod Uthoff, who entered averaging a Big Ten-leading 18.9 points, finished with nine points on 2-for-13 shooting.