Illinois 78, Maryland 72 - Box Score

NET #8

	H1	H2	T
Illinois	37	41	78
Maryland	34	38	72

Maryland

NET #138

	H1	H2	T
Illinois	37	41	78
Maryland	34	38	72

Sun, Mar 8, 2026XFINITY CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Illinois

Maryland

95%

✓ CorrectMargin: -20.5 predicted → -6 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

55.1%→ 51.8

eFG%

54.5 ←47.9%

10.9%→ 9.5

TO Rate

11.3 ←15.0%

39.0%

ORB%

31.5%

32.9%→ 47.3

FT Rate

26.8 ←36.7%

Illinois

Predicted Actual

Maryland

Recap

Illini Edge Terps

Fifth-ranked Illinois survives a strong effort from 156th-ranked Maryland, overcoming a narrow 3-point halftime lead to win by 6.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign emerged victorious over the University of Maryland-College Park, securing a 78-72 win at the XFINITY Center. Illinois held a narrow three-point lead at halftime, with the score 37-34 in their favor. The Illini maintained their advantage in the second ha...

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Top Performers

Illinois

David MirkovicMVP38.7

PTS22REB11AST3STL1

9-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-5 FT

Keaton Wagler24.1

PTS11REB3AST3STL3BLK1

3-10 FG, 0-4 3PT, 5-7 FT

Jake Davis15.9

PTS8REB2AST1STL1BLK1

3-5 FG, 2-4 3PT

Maryland

Andre Mills36.8

PTS30REB4AST3STL1

10-18 FG, 2-8 3PT, 8-10 FT

Darius Adams16.1

PTS14REB3AST0

6-12 FG, 2-4 3PT

Solomon Washington15.9

PTS5REB7AST1STL1BLK1

2-3 FG, 1-1 3PT

Hot Players

Andre MillsMaryland+107%

PTS

12.2 avg

REB

4.1 avg

AST

1.6 avg

56% FG 10-18

David MirkovicIllinois+49%

PTS

13.5 avg

REB

8.1 avg

AST

2.6 avg

69% FG 9-13

Jake DavisIllinois+33%

PTS

5.4 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.7 avg

60% FG 3-5

Collin MetcalfMaryland+25%

PTS

1.3 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

0.3 avg

0% FG 0-0

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Illinois78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
David Mirkovic	36	22	9-13	0-1	4-5	11	3	1	0	2
Keaton Wagler	34	11	3-10	0-4	5-7	3	3	3	1	2
Ben Humrichous	27	6	2-8	2-8	0-0	2	1	0	1	0
Zvonimir Ivisic	23	8	3-5	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0
Jake Davis	21	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	0
Kylan Boswell	21	11	3-5	1-2	4-4	1	3	0	0	2
Andrej Stojakovic	19	8	2-6	0-2	4-6	2	0	0	0	1
Tomislav Ivisic	19	4	1-3	0-2	2-2	4	3	0	0	0
Jason Jakstys	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mihailo Petrovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Fagbemi	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Lee	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Redd	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Rodgers	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	26-55	5-24	21-26	27	14	5	3	7

Maryland72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Elijah Saunders	35	5	2-6	1-5	0-0	1	1	1	0	0
Andre Mills	34	30	10-18	2-8	8-10	4	3	1	0	3
Collin Metcalf	32	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	1
David Coit	28	10	4-12	2-9	0-0	1	3	0	0	0
Darius Adams	25	14	6-12	2-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Solomon Washington	21	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	7	1	1	1	2
Isaiah Watts	13	7	2-3	1-2	2-3	0	0	0	0	0
Guillermo Del Pino	6	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
George Turkson Jr.	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0
Aleks Alston	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Pharrel Payne	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Blake	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaziah Harper	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Lukas Sotell	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Rakease Passmore	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Rice	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	26-56	9-30	11-15	23	8	3	3	8