Cook has 26 points, Iowa beats Iowa State

IOWA CITY, IOWA >> Tyler Cook had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Isaiah Moss added 20 points and No. 18 Iowa cruised past Iowa State 98-84 on Thursday night.

Nicholas Baer had 11 of his 14 points in the second half for the Hawkeyes (7-2). They shot 57.4 percent from the floor and outrebounded the Cyclones 44-24.

Iowa took control with a

16-2 run late in the first half, and the Hawkeyes pushed their lead to 63-47 on Baer’s

3-pointer early in the second half.

Freshman Talen HortonTucker had 21 points for the Cyclones (7-2).

PURDUE 62, (23) MARYLAND

60>> Carsen Edwards scored

20 points and Aaron Wheeler had a season-high 15 to help Purdue beat Maryland.

The Boilermakers (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) snapped a two-game losing streak and avoided going 0-2 in conference play for the first time since 2013-14.

Anthony Cowan Jr. had 18 points and six assists for the Terrapins (7-2, 1-1).