No. 23 Iowa hosts Sellers and No. 8 Maryland

Updated Jan. 5, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Maryland Terrapins (13-0, 3-0 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten)

Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Maryland plays No. 23 Iowa after Shyanne Sellers scored 22 points in Maryland's 78-61 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Hawkeyes have gone 6-0 in home games. Iowa has a 9-1 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Terrapins are 3-0 in Big Ten play. Maryland has a 10-0 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

Iowa makes 48.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.4 percentage points higher than Maryland has allowed to its opponents (36.0%). Maryland has shot at a 48.1% rate from the field this season, 9.6 percentage points greater than the 38.5% shooting opponents of Iowa have averaged.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lucy Olsen is scoring 16.9 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Hawkeyes.

Saylor Poffenbarger averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 9.8 points while shooting 32.3% from beyond the arc.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 8-2, averaging 74.5 points, 36.1 rebounds, 18.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.3 points per game.

Terrapins: 10-0, averaging 86.9 points, 42.7 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points.

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