Box Score IOWA CITY, IA – Jahmir Young willed Maryland men's basketball to a, 69-67, victory at Iowa on Wednesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Terrapins picked up their first road win against the Hawkeyes since pulling out a 66-65 decision on Feb. 19, 2019.
The Terps (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) rallied back from a deficit as large as 10 late in the first half. Young led the comeback by scoring 17 points in the second half.
Young scored Maryland's final eight points including the game-winning layup with 1.7 seconds on the clock. He had hit three-pointers with 1:24 and 38 seconds left to put the Terps up each time. The Terps held Iowa without a field goal for the final 5:44 of the game.
Young (22 points), Julian Reese (17 points), and
Donta Scott (14 points) all scored in double-figures. Reese grabbed nine rebounds along with five blocked shots.
Maryland won its first game decided by one possession this season after suffering a nation-leading five losses by three points or less. The win on a last-season field goal marks the first time that has happened for Maryland since Darryl Morsell hit a deep 3-pointer at Minnesota with one second remaining on Feb 26, 2020.
Maryland boasted the Big Ten's best defense (63.8 PPG), while Iowa (11-8, 3-5 B1G) featured the conference's best offense (86.1 PPG) entering the game. The Terps neutralized the potent Hawkeyes offense holding them to 3-of-14 shooting from beyond the arch.
Iowa (11-8, 3-5 B1G) has lost back-to-back after winning six of seven games over a month. Tony Perkins led the Hawkeyes with 20 points.
Breaking Down the Action
- Donta Scott scored the first five points for the Terps, while Iowa scored its first 10 points in the paint with Tony Perkins leading the charge. The Hawkeyes held a narrow 11-7 advantage at the second media timeout.
- Julian Reese and Jahari Long got on the board for the Terps with four and three points respectively. Iowa would continue its scoring in the paint with all eight of their field goals coming inside to take a 20-14 lead with 7:27 remaining in the first half
- Threes by Jahmir Young and Jahari Long would lead the Terps, but eight straight points from Owen Freeman allowed Iowa to extend its lead to 32-24 at the final media timeout.
- Scott led the Terps with seven points as they trailed Iowa 34-28 at halftime. Maryland held Iowa to 0-of-7 from the three-point range in the first half.
- The Terps cut the deficit to one point after Young converted an and-one at the 13-minute mark of the second half. They took the lead after Reese grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a layup at the rim. Maryland led 46-45 for the first time since the opening three minutes of the game.
- Reese would pace the Terps attack with nine of his 15 points in the second half. Both teams would trade leads, but a three-point basket would give Iowa a 55-52 at the under-eight timeout
- A step-back three by Young gave the Terps a 64-63 lead with just over a minute left in the second half. After a pair of free throws for Iowa, Young would knock down another three to put the Terps back in front 67-65 with 30.8 seconds remaining. His layup with 1.7 seconds sealed the win.
Coach Willard's Take
[Jahmir] struggled a bit in the first half, but I told him that he was playing too hard and that it would all start to click. I think the big thing was he got fouled really hard on a layup and it made him mad. That woke him up a little bit and that last play of the game I told him the shot has to go up with two seconds. We were gonna give him a screen and give him space on that side to get a shot.
Jahmir Young on His Late Game Baskets and the Team's Effort
"The shot clock was going down and coach wanted the ball in my hands. I saw that they didn't pick me up off the ball screen. I'm pretty good pulling up to my right, I practice that shot so many times that at this point it's just second nature. I'm just proud of our unit and being able to bounce back. We lost a tough one at home, so for us to be able to come in here on the road and steal this one was great for our group. Coming in here we knew we had to fight and that was our mentality coming into this game".
Double-Figure Factors
- Jahmir Young (22 points) dropped double-figures for the 124th time in his career and the 18th time in 19 games he's played this season. It's also the 15th game in a row that he's played and scored double-digits. Young scored 20-plus points for the 12th time this season and the 52nd time in his career.
- Donta Scott (14 points) tallied double-figures for the 76th time in his career and the 11th time this season.
- Julian Reese (17 points) had the 45th double-figure game of his career, with the junior doing so for the 16th time this season and the sixth game in a row.
Fear The Jahmir
- With 22 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,369 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,902).
- Young is the only active player in the nation with 2,000+ points, 700+ rebounds and 400 assists as he has 2,369 points, 702 rebounds and 443 assists.
- Young now has 948 points in his two seasons at Maryland. He is closing in on being the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions.
- In his last five true road games, Young is averaging 27.5 points per game making him the second Big Ten player to do that since 1996-97.
- Young is looking to become the first Terp since Greivis Vasquez in 2009-10 to average over 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. Entering the matchup, Young averages 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
- Young entered Wednesday's game as the second-leading scorer in the Big Ten at 20.7 points per game and 23 points over his last five games.
- The fifth-year guard had his second streak of 20-plus consecutive free-throws made come to an end. He previously made 39 consecutive free-throws, which ranks second in program history behind Juan Dixon (1998-2002) On Wednesday, Young extended his streak to 27 consecutive made from the charity stripe.
Scott Climbing the Charts
- After scoring 14 points, Donta Scott increased his career total to 1,543 which is 19th all-time. He's now 19 points away from passing next on the list, Greg Manning, who scored 1561 points from 1977-81.
- Scott grabbed two rebounds to increase his career total to 799 which is No. 9 all-time. Next on the list is Tom McMillen with 859 rebounds from 1971-74.
- Scott is 7th in career three-pointers made. With two in the game today, he now has 192 for his career. Next on the list is Eric Hayes who made 196 three-pointers from 2006-10.
- Scott played in his 149th career game as a Terp to add to his all-time school record for games played. Scott also started his 134rd career game which ranks second most in program history. The school record is 136 by Steve Blake (1999-2003).
Numbers To Know
- 1: Entering the matchup, the Terps were allowing 63.8 points per game which ranks first in the Big Ten.
- 2: Entering Wednesday's game, Julian Reese is one of two D-I players who has totaled at least 200 points, 150 rebounds, 30 blocks and 20 steals this season.
- 3: Jordan Geronimo tied his season-best with three blocked shots. His career-high is five.
- 5: Jahari Long has made 5-of-6 three-pointers over his last two games.
- 10: Maryland has allowed fewer than 70 points in 10 of its last 11 outings.
- 11: Donta Scott has made at least one three-pointer in 11 straight games, his fourth straight season making one in 10-plus games. No other Maryland player has done this in four straight seasons over the past 25 seasons.
- 27: Jahmir Young had his streak of 27 made free throws in a row come to an end.
- 45: Reese tallied double-figures for the 45th time in his career.
- 134: Games started for Donta Scott, which is second in school history.
Up Next
- Maryland returns to XFINITY Center for a matchup against Nebraska on Jan 27. The game will tip-off at noon, and will be televised on Big Ten Network. Fans can listen on Maryland Sports Radio Network.
