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Big Ten Tournament - Maryland vs Illinois Final: 88-65 - Recap

The battle between Maryland and Illinois didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Illinois was handed a 88-65 defeat on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Maryland was the ATS victor, as they covered the -1.0-point spread as a favorite.

Maryland got 26 points from Rodney Rice and another 19 points from Derik Queen. Ja'Kobi Gillespie contributed 9 assists, while Derik Queen cleaned the glass with 10 rebounds.

Illinois got 15 points from Will Riley in a losing cause and another 15 points from Kasparas Jakucionis. Kasparas Jakucionis contributed 4 assists for them, while Kasparas Jakucionis had 10 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Maryland were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

The rebound battle favored Illinois as they grabbed 42 boards, while Maryland only had 30