The Iowa Hawkeyes (11-7, 3-4) return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to take on a meandering Maryland Terrapins (11-8, 3-5) squad. Neither are listed among the 87 teams on Bracket Matrix (68 consensus teams + 19 at large) so if either team is going to make a run at the NCAA Tournament, tonight is imperative.
Iowa has won the last 4 matchups and owns a 7-5 lead since the Terps joined the conference for the 2014-15 season. 6 of Iowa’s 7 victories have been of the double-digit variety. The Hawks are 4-2 at home, with the last loss leading to Gary Dolphin’s suspension.