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Maryland basketball clinches a double bye by beating Illinois or Indiana in final two games

Maryland men's basketball team will clinch a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament this month by winning either of its final two games, starting with Illinois at Xfinity Center on Thursday night.

Indiana beat Iowa on Tuesday night, leaving the top half of the league standings looking like this:

1. Indiana (14-3)
2. Michigan State (11-5)
3. Maryland (11-5)
4. Wisconsin (11-5)
5. Iowa (11-6)
6. Purdue (11-6)
7. Ohio State (11-6)

Maryland cannot lose a head-to-head tiebreaker to either Iowa or Ohio State, who can each do no better than a tie with Maryland as long as the Terrapins win one of their final two games.