Maryland beats No. 17 Illinois 91-70, sends Illini to their 3rd loss in 4 games

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 points to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 Illinois on Thursday night.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 15 points and Selton Miguel 14 for the Terrapins (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten), who won for the fourth time in five games, with the lone loss a buzzer-beater by Northwestern.

Illinois (13-6, 5-4) lost for the third time in four games and fell in back-to-back games for the first time in two seasons.

Kasparas Jakucionis had 21 points and seven assists and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 15 points for Illinois. Kylan Boswell had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Illinois committed 16 turnovers that led to 27 Maryland points.

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The Illini were without leading rebounder and No. 2 scorer 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic, who was sidelined with strep throat.

Takeaways

Illinois: With Ivisic out and backup Morez Johnson Jr. ineffective, the Illini had no answer for Reese and Queen. Maryland outscored Illinois in the paint 62-34 and had a 40-36 edge in rebounds.

Maryland: The Terrapins won their first game on the road this season. They’re 1-5 on the road and 12-1 at home.

Key moment

Maryland led for all but 1:39 of the first half and was up by as many as 10 points. Leading by just three points at the break, Maryland outscored the Illini 53-35 in the second half.

Key stat

Illinois shot 5-for-24 on 3-pointers in a two-point loss Sunday at Michigan State and was 6-for-28 from distance against Maryland.

Up next

Illinois hosts Northwestern on Sunday. Maryland is at Indiana on Sunday.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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