Maryland men’s basketball has lost five of its last six games entering Friday, but it will have a chance to pull off a much-needed upset against No. 17 Illinois in College Park, Maryland.
Maryland and Illinois faced off earlier this season on Jan. 6, when the Fighting Illini came away with a 12-point win over a visiting Terps team. Interim head coach Danny Manning and his squad have won just one game in Big Ten play in seven tries.
Illinois, on the other hand, is 6-1 in conference play and 3-1 on the road this season. Most recently, it lost to Purdue in double-overtime at home.