IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jahmir Young scored eight of his 22 points inside the final 86 seconds, including the game-winner with 1.5 seconds to play, and Maryland rallied late to beat Iowa 69-67 on Wednesday night.
Maryland closed on a 12-4 run. Young’s 3-pointer capped a 7-0 spurt with 1:24 left, and his second 3 in the stretch gave the Terrapins a 67-65 lead with 38 seconds left. Iowa’s Tony Perkins tied it at 67 with a pair of free throws before Young drove the lane and made a left-handed layup off the glass to cap the scoring.
Young was 7-of-15 shooting with three 3s and was 5 of 6 from the line. He also had seven rebounds and a game-high four assists. Julian Reese scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Maryland (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten), which ended a two-game skid. Donta Scott chipped in 14 points.
Perkins made 4 of 9 field goals and all 11 of his free throws and finished with 20 points to lead Iowa (11-8, 3-5). Owen Freeman added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Young and Reese combined for 11 points and Scott hit a 3-pointer during a 14-4 run that gave Maryland a 46-45 lead with 12:09 to play, its first since the opening minutes.
It was tied three more times before Payton Sandfort’s jumper capped a 9-2 spurt to give Iowa a 61-54 advantage with 5:44 remaining. It was the Hawkeyes’ last field goal of the game, with Perkins scoring their last six points from the line.
Maryland hosts Nebraska on Saturday.
Iowa will look to snap a two-game losing streak when it plays at Michigan on Saturday.
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