Sandwiched between the two Mitten State teams is Maryland, which won seven of its final eight games and 11 of its last 13 to wrap its regular season. The Terrapins went 14-6 in Big Ten play and matched their program record for most wins in the conference after joining the league from the ACC in 2013.

No. 7 seed Illinois advances to the tournament quarterfinals against No. 2 Maryland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Kylan Boswell had 24 points, with four 3-pointers made, and added 7 assists, while Will Riley had 21 points and 7 rebounds and Tomislav Ivisic had a double-double with 19 points,