IOWA CITY, Iowa _ Playing on the road finally seemed to catch up with the newly ranked Maryland men's basketball team Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A double-digit lead over Iowa early in the second half was gone, as was senior center Damonte Dodd, who fouled out with more than three minutes left.
The young Hawkeyes had a three-point lead and Peter Jok, the Big Ten's leading scorer. But the No. 25 Terps had Melo Trimble, who carried Maryland from the brink of its first Big Ten road loss this season to an 84-76 victory, its third straight on the road and fifth in six league games overall.
Trimble finished with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists for Maryland (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten). His back-to-back 3-pointers erased a 72-69 Iowa lead, and he then tacked on three of four free throws in the final minute. Freshman guard Anthony Cowan added 15 points and six assists. Freshman forward Justin Jackson finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, six steals, four assists and two blocks.
Jok finished with 14 points, only two of which came coming in the second half. Playing with a bad back that he seemed to tweak going in for a drive late in the first half, Jok hit just four of 12 shots for Iowa (11-9, 3-4).
The victory erased the harsh memory of a 16-point Maryland loss in Iowa City two years ago.
