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Maryland defeated Iona 74–59 in the 2000 NCAA men's tournament

Maryland beat Iona 74–59 in the Midwest first round during the 2000 NCAA men's tournament.

16–17 March 2000 North America Minneapolis, Minnesota
Source-checked report card · BasketballFinal: Maryland 74–59 Iona

16–17 March 2000 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

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The story

Maryland defeated Iona 74–59 in the Midwest first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The completed result belongs to the 16–17 March 2000 round interval and was staged at Minneapolis, Minnesota.

How it unfolded

The 15-point decision sent Maryland forward from this stage and ended Iona's tournament run. The bracket records the finish as regulation; no player statistic or play-by-play detail is added without a game-level source.

The wider picture

The NCAA championship bracket fixes the score and advancement path, while two independent tournament registers corroborate the pairing and bracket position. The report counts the game once, states the available date precision and keeps the historical competition interval separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.

Period by period

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Sources

Check the original record.

Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.