The Iowa Hawkeyes (11-6, 3-3) look to extend their conference winning streak to four with the Maryland Terrapins (11-5, 2-3) coming to town this afternoon. The Hawks have had their number in recent years, going 4-1, but we should probably take last year’s games with a grain of salt as they were a dead program walking led by Danny Manning who was left holding the bag after Mark Turgeon left town in the dead of night.
The Hawkeyes have caught absolute fire, with their three-point shooting finding them at just the right time. They’ve shot 36% or better in each of the last three games and a threshold which seems like the marker for success: they’re 7-0 when they meet that this season and were 15-2 last season.