Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
David Mirkovic scores 22 points to help No. 11 Illinois to a 78-72 victory over Maryland
The Terrapins (11-20, 4-16 Big Ten) have had a desultory season under first-year coach Buzz Williams, losing 20 games for the first time since 1988-89, but they gave the Illini (24-7, 15-5) a battle. Illinois led 63-62 before Ben Humrichous made a 3-pointer that started a 7-0 run for the Illini.
The Terps pulled back within two, but a successful challenge of an out-of-bounds call enabled the Illini to keep the ball with 1:04 to play. Mirkovic worked free for a layup inside, and Maryland's next possession went about as badly as possible when the Terrapins used most of the shot clock before Andre Mills misfired from 3-point range.
Maryland was down four in the final seconds when Darius Adams was unable to convert a layup.
The win gave Illinois a bye into Friday’s quarterfinals in the Big Ten Tournament. The Illini also tied a program record with their eighth road win in Big Ten play.
Mills scored 30 points for the Terps, who finished one game ahead of Penn State for last place in the conference. Adams added 14 points and Diggy Coit contributed 10.
Illinois won despite shooting 5 of 24 from 3-point range. Kylan Boswell and Keaton Wagler scored 11 points apiece.
Maryland: As the No. 17 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Terps will play in the event's opening game Tuesday against 16th-seeded Oregon.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Andrej Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Isaiah Watts. | 76 - 72 |
Statistics
 ILL |
 MD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 26-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 21-26 | FT | 11-15 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 62 | Percent Led | 14 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, MD
Attendance: 15,674 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |