Illinois Fighting Illini at Maryland Terrapins
· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
Maryland women beat Illinois 75-65 in the Big Ten Tournament for 17th straight series victory
Maryland trailed 24-10 after the first quarter before rallying for its largest comeback victory of the season — and its 17th straight victory in the series.
Shyanne Sellers, Maryland’s leading scorer, fouled out with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter but Illinois could not take advantage. The Terrapins scored on their next three possessions to extend their lead to 70-63.
Illinois only made one field goal, Camille Hobby’s layup with 25 seconds left, in the final 4:30.
Maryland (18-12) advances to the quarterfinals on Friday against top-seeded and fourth-ranked Ohio State. The Terrapins lost both regular-season meetings, 84-76 on Jan. 17 followed by 79-66 on Feb. 25.
Allie Kubek scored 13 points, Brinae Alexander had 12 and Sellers finished with 11 points and eight assists for Maryland.
Makira Cook led Illinois (14-15) with 17 points and eight assists, and Kendall Bostic had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Camille Hobby scored 16 points and Genesis Bryant added 13.
Illinois shot 69% in the first quarter to take the 14-point lead but finished at 40% (27 of 67) with 16 turnovers. The Illini lost the lead for good when Maryland closed the third quarter on an 11-0 run, with four points apiece from Brown-Turner and Sellers.
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End of Game | 65 - 75 |
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Bri McDaniel Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 75 |
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Makira Cook missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 75 |
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Genesis Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 75 |
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Brinae Alexander missed Free Throw. | 65 - 75 |
Statistics
 ILL |
MD |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-67 | FG | 27-64 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-10 | FT | 15-24 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |