Illinois 78, at Maryland 72

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a singular, spectacular performance, the Illinois Fighting Illini weathered a career-high 30 points from Maryland’s Andre Mills to secure a 78-72 road victory in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at a sold-out Xfinity Center. The contest, played before an announced crowd of 15,674, was less a back-and-forth affair and more a persistent Illinois effort to contain the explosive Mills while maintaining its own offensive efficiency. The Fighting Illini led for over 39 minutes, building a lead that reached 13 points in the second half, but could never… Read more...