IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Iowa beat Maryland 83-64 on Saturday to give coach Ben McCollum his first Big Ten victory.

Stirtz was 10-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers. Cam Manyawu added 12 points and seven rebounds. Tate Sage also had 12 points with Cooper Koch scoring 11 for the Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten), who were beaten by No. 7 Michigan State 71-52 in their conference opener on Tuesday.

Pharrel Payne had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for his third double-double this season for the Terrapins (6-4, 0-1), who lost in coach Buzz Williams’ first Big Ten Conference matchup. David Coit added 13 points and Andre Mills 11.

Iowa shot 54% and made 9 of 22 3-pointers while scoring 21 points off 18 turnovers.

The Terrapins went to the free-throw line

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