The Maryland Terrapins hit the court last night to take on No. 17 Illinois in a hostile environment and in desperate need of road win. Entering Thursday night's

No. 11 Illinois wrestling ended with a win against No. 29 Maryland and looks ahead to face the No. 13 Rutgers on Sunday.

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 Illinois on Thursday night. Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 15 points and Selton Miguel had 14 for the Terrapins (15-5,

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood got honest after the ugly loss to Maryland at home on Thursday night.

Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois' short-handed frontcourt to earn a 91-70 Big Ten win Thursday night in Champaign,

The Illinois basketball team has alreasy shown what happens when one of its top players are not on the court when Kasparas Jakucionis was out. On Thursday, it was Tomislav Ivisic's turn to be out. The sophomore center was out because of strep throat and it became the main reason the No.

Maryland won at home Sunday against Nebraska, 69-66. Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the way with 22 points for the Terps. The Fighting Illini lost a hard-fought game in East Lansing Sunday to the Michigan State Spartans, 80-78. Kasparas Jakucionis is Illinois’ leading scorer averaging 15.9 points per game.

As luck would have it, No. 17 Illinois (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) is set to host Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) on Thursday night (8 p.m. CT, FS1) in the State Farm Center. The Illini, who are knotted in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, welcome a Terrapins squad that has won three of its last four but remains winless on the road.

With eight wins in its last nine games, No. 17 Wisconsin is in high gear as it faces the most daunting stretch of its Big Ten schedule, playing four of its next five games on the road.

Conference play in the Big Ten continues Sunday when Indiana plays host to Maryland on CBS. This weekend will mark the first and only scheduled meeting between the Big Ten programs this season. Maryland has been one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten since falling to 1-3 in conference play earlier this month.

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