Maryland put together about as close to a perfect performance as you'll see in college basketball, and it led to a dominant 88-65 win over Illinois. The Terps jumped out to a 20-plus point lead early,

Maryland ended a run of futility in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and advanced to Saturday’s semifinal for the first time since 2016.

Illinois hoped to match up better with Maryland after it absorbed a 91-70 beating at home on Jan. 23 wih 7-1 center Tomislav Ivisic out of the lineup due to illness. But Ivisic and his teammates were almost helpless in the rematch as Rice went off early.

Maryland men's basketball is set to play its first Big Ten Tournament game on Friday. The two-seed Terrapins will face the winner of Illinois vs. Iowa on Friday evening. But before Maryland plays its first tournament game,

Coach Kevin Willard said that didn’t worry him — the Terps proved their coach right on Friday. No. 2 seed Maryland men’s basketball clobbered No. 7 seed Illinois, 88-65, in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

After leading for a good portion of the game, USC men's basketball can't hold on in the final minute, losing 76-71 to Purdue in the Big Ten tournament. Team president Hight leaving John Force Racing and the sport to pursue "other things I want to do.

Illinois went into Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday with nothing short of blood-red revenge and a Big Ten Tournament championship on its mind. Facing No. 2 seed Maryland, which conked the Illini 91-70 in Champaign earlier this season,