The Iowa men hope to have an answer for Maryland star Jahmir Young on Wednesday might when the teams collide in College Park. The senior guard took over down the stretch and his layup in the waning seconds was the difference in the Terps 69-67 win in Iowa City in late January.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says Young wants the ball at crunch time.

McCaffery says freshman Owen Freeman has already become one of the best big men in the Big Ten. Freeman is averaging 11 points and more than six rebounds. He was named the league’s Freshman of the Week for the eighth time on Monday.

With added experience now McCaffery feels good about his team for the stretch run. At 6-7, the Hawkeyes have a chance to finish in the upper half of the Big Ten for the ninth time in 10 years.

Maryland is 5-8 in the Big 10.