IOWA CITY — It almost defies logic that Iowa basketball managed to beat Maryland by 19 points on Dec. 6 despite shooting 26 fewer free throws. That’s right. Maryland attempted 38 free throws to the Hawkeyes ' 12.

Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and Iowa beat Maryland 83-64 on Saturday to give coach Ben McCollum his first Big Ten victory.

The Iowa Hawkeyes cruised past Maryland for the first B1G win of the Ben McCollum era.

The Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball team jumped on Maryland early Saturday afternoon and never looked back. Ben McCollum leads Iowa to an 83-64 victory over the Terrapins, and earned his first Big Ten win.

IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball player Brendan Hausen did not play in the Hawkeyes' Dec. 6 victory over Maryland in what coach Ben McCollum said was a coach’s decision. Hausen has played limited minutes this season, but this was the first time he didn’t get into the game altogether.

Head Coach Buzz Williams and his group fell in his first-ever coached Big Ten conference matchup to Iowa Saturday afternoon.

Major roadways are slowly being cleared of significant snow cover after Saturday night’s snow storm.