Five observations from Iowa’s 110-87 win at Maryland on Thursday.
BOHANNON’S BIG NIGHT
There is a reason why Jordan Bohannon has continued to get his minutes despite his recent shooting struggles, and it showed in this game.
Bohannon had a career-high 10 3-pointers, setting a program record, and tied a career high with 30 points.
Bohannon had made just 14-of-61 3-pointers over the last seven games, but showed some signs of breaking out of his slump by hitting his first two 3-pointers in Sunday’s win over Minnesota.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery made the decision to switch the starting lineup before the Minnesota game, moving Bohannon to point guard and starting Tony Perkins at the ‘2’. The goal was to get the ball in Bohannon’s hands more, which could create more spacing on the floor.
The Hawkeyes stuck with the same lineup, and Bohannon put on a show that has seen many times in his career.
Bohannon also had five assists against zero turnovers, perhaps his best floor game of the season.
KEEGAN’S BIG GAME
Forward Keegan Murray had 30 points as well.
Murray was 12-of-14 from the field in 29 ½ minutes of play, getting back to the form that has made him a dominant player all season.
Murray struggled with fouls in losses to Purdue and Penn State, but responded with a 24-point game against Minnesota and then this game.
YOU WANT RECORDS?
Some of the milestones from the win.
MORE MINUTES FOR TOUSSAINT
Joe Toussaint, who came out of the starting lineup for Perkins, played just six first-half minutes against Minnesota.
But he was a bigger part of the rotation in this game, playing almost 18 minutes and finishing with five points and five assists to go with zero turnovers.
A CRUCIAL ROAD WIN
As Iowa (16-7 overall, 6-6 Big Ten) builds an NCAA tournament resume, a dominating road victory looks good.
The Hawkeyes moved to 3-5 on the road this season.
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