CHICAGO — Cooper Koch went off for a career-best 19 points to lead the Iowa men’s basketball team to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
Iowa's Cooper Koch attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Ohio State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times
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