CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 17 Illinois fell to Maryland, 91-70, at State Farm Center on Thursday night.
Kasparas Jakucionis scored a team-high 21 pioints, his eighth 20-point game of the season, while adding seven rebounds, and seven assists.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn recorded his sixth scoring effort in double figures, logging 15 points off the bench after posting a team-high nine points in the first half. Gibbs-Lawhorn also accumulated four rebounds, an assist, and a steal.
Kylan Boswell marked his fourth-consecutive double-digit scoring output with 14 points. He also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out an assist.
Tre White added nine points and six rebounds.
No. 17 Illinois closes its two-game homestand on Sunday at 2 p.m. CT against Northwestern. The sold-out in-state showdown between the Illini and the Wildcats at State Farm Center will air on Big Ten Network.
HIGHLIGHTS
PRESS CONFERENCE
POSTGAME NOTES
Player Notes
- Kasparas Jakucionis scored a team-high 21 points while adding seven rebounds and seven assists.
- Recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season.
- Tallied his fourth game of the season with at least 20 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
- Recorded his team-leading 14th game in double figures.
- His eight 20-point games are the most by an Illinois freshman in the Brad Underwood era and are tied for the overall Illinois freshman record set by Cory Bradford as a redshirt freshman in 1998-99.
- Kylan Boswell scored 14 points to go along with nine rebounds.
- Posted his 13th game with 10+ points, all coming within the Illini's last 16 games.
- Second-straight game with nine rebounds and the fourth game overall this season with at least nine boards.
- Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn came off the bench to score 15 points and secure four rebounds.
- Reached double-figures scoring for the sixth time this season, and the fifth time in the Illini's last eight games.
- Morez Johnson Jr. scored five points and recorded two rebounds.
- Made the first start of his collegiate career.
Team Notes
- Starting lineup: Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous, Kasparas Jakucionis, Morez Johnson Jr., Tre White
- Thursday's crowd of 15,544 marked the Fighting Illini's sixth sellout of the season at State Farm Center.
- The Fighting Illini dropped back-to-back games for the first time since the final two games of the 2022-23 season - vs. Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament followed by a loss to Arkansas in the team's opening game of the NCAA Tournament.
- The Illini's streak spanned 58 games without consecutive losses.
