COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Despite scoring 47 points in the first half, No. 25 Maryland men’s basketball trailed Iowa by four, in jeopardy of dropping a crucial home game to an inferior and injured opponent.
But Rodney Rice opened the second half with eight unanswered points. Minutes later, Ja’Kobi Gillespie embarked on a 7-0 run of his own to push Maryland’s lead to 15 points.
The Hawkeyes once-efficient offense was stumped by the Terps in the second half, as Maryland coasted to a 101-75 win at Xfinity Center Sunday. It was the most points the Terps have scored in a Big Ten game since joining the conference.