Iowa coach Ben McCollum says the Hawkeyes need to become more consistent as the schedule gets tougher. Iowa struggled on offense and on the glass in Tuesday night’s 71-52 loss at seventh ranked Michigan State. Their Big Ten home opener is Saturday against Maryland.

The Hawkeyes are in a stretch that will find them visit 10th ranked Iowa State next week against McCollum is not concerned about fatigue.

Saturday’s game will be the conference opener for Maryland. The Terrapins are 6-3 under first year coach Buzz Williams after Tuesday night’s victory over Wagner.