Observations:
Once again Cowan was outstanding. 15 points –7 assists–0 Turnovers –tremendous defense on Jordan Bohannon—37 minutes
Bruno Fernando was back to his dominating selfwith a high of 21 points
Morsell only took a few outside shots and finished with 14 points on 6-12 shooting
Wiley was 4-5 inc 2 threes in only 15 minutes of action. He was poked in the eye early in the 2nd half. Hopefully he will not miss a game.
Joshua Tomaic came off the bench and contributed 6 points and 4 rebounds in only 11 minutes
Freshman Bruno Fernando scored a career-high 21 points, Anthony Cowan Jr. added 15 and Maryland beat Iowa 91-73 Sunday night to keep the Hawkeyes winless in the Big Ten.
Rebounding from a 30-point loss to No. 1 Michigan State just three days earlier, the Terrapins (14-4, 3-2) used a second-half surge to secure their eighth win in nine games.
The Hawkeyes (9-9, 0-5) hung in there without McCaffery, but faded in the latter stage of their third game in six days.
Isaiah Moss led Iowa with a career-high 25 points and Bohannon had 17.
After Bohannon hit a 3-pointer to put Iowa up 64-61, a dunk by Fernando sparked a 19-2 run that put the Terrapins ahead for good. Cowan contributed seven points to the spree and Darryl Morsell chipped in with three baskets.
In the closing minutes, the 6-foot-10 Fernando punctuated the victory with a one-handed jam off an alley-oop pass from Cowan, then added a free throw.
Six players scored in double figures for the Terrapins. Morsell had 14 points, Michal Cekovsky scored 13 on 5-for-5 shooting, Kevin Huerter had 12 and Dion Wiley added 10 before leaving with an injury.
Maryland overcame an early deficit and outscored Iowa 13-5 at the foul line in taking a 48-44 halftime lead.
All five starters scored in the opening minutes for the Hawkeyes, who bolted in front 17-7.
It was 24-17 before Wiley and Cekovsky accounted for all the points in a 12-0 run.
Maryland hit 10 straight shots from the floor during the first half, and the 48 points were a season high over the opening 20 minutes.
Maryland will hit the road Thursday night against the Buckeyes, who stunned Michigan State 80-64 on Sunday.
John
Joshua Tomaic should be used more often! He seems to play good defense, seems to be around loose balls and rebounds & he seems to be a complete team player. Should be in the game prior to Nickens.
· 11/12/2019