Payne leads Maryland against Iowa after 30-point performance

By Canadian Press on December 6, 2025.

Maryland Terrapins (6-3) at Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1, 0-1 Big Ten)

Iowa City, Iowa; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland faces Iowa after Pharrel Payne scored 30 points in Maryland’s 89-63 win over the Wagner Seahawks.

The Hawkeyes are 5-0 on their home court. Iowa is 6-1 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Terrapins are 1-0 on the road. Maryland ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 10.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Solomon Washington averaging 3.0.

Iowa scores 79.5 points per game, 1.5 more points than the 78.0 Maryland gives up. Maryland averages 16.2 more points per game (78.6) than Iowa allows to opponents (62.4).

The Hawkeyes and Terrapins face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bennett Stirtz is shooting 48.9% and averaging 18.0 points for the Hawkeyes. Alvaro Folgueiras is averaging 9.0 points.

Payne is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Terrapins. Darius Adams is averaging 13.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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