The No. 7 Saatgut Illinois Fight Illini (21-11) and No. 2 Saatgut Maryland Terrapins (24-7) will meet on Friday in the quarter-finals of the Big Ten tournament.

Ja'kobi Gillespie #0 The Maryland Terrapins Dribbles against Kasparas Jakucionis #32 in the second half in the State Farm Center on January 23, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois.

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How to observe Illinois against Illini against Maryland Terrapins:

  • Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
  • Time: 6:30 p.m. et
  • Channel: Big Ten Network
  • Stream: Fubotv (free)

The only time that these two teams met in the regular season came the terrapins with a 91-70 victory. Julian Reese put on the Fighting Illini with 27 points, and Derik Queen also had a game with 25 points on 10-13 shooting from the field.

Illinois is currently hot after winning four games in a row, so this could be in line to achieve the potential surprise. For this purpose, Kaspara's Jakucionis has to appear in a large way. As a newcomer, Jakucionis runs the team with 15 points a night and scored 21 points when they stood against Maryland at the end of January.

When the 11th team in the nation, Maryland had a larger price, but the winning of the big ten would be a considerable boost of trust for the terrapins. In the regular season for Maryland, five different players scored at least 12 points for Maryland, which made them a difficult team for the game plan, and they also have a few bigs in Queen and Julian Reese who dominate the glass.

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The winner of this game will face either No. 3 Michigan or No. 6 Purdue in the semi -finals. Every game is now important, and both teams know that a deep tournament can make the difference if the selection and on Sunday runs around.

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