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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayIllinois78
Final
HomeMaryland72
Sunday, March 8, 2026All Paradise sports
FinalFinalFoxPlay by play
12T
ILL374178
MD343872
Final

Illinois beats Maryland 78-72

#11 Illinois Fighting Illini beat Maryland Terrapins 78-72 on Sunday at XFINITY Center.

The first half made the difference: Illinois outscored Maryland 37-34.

Illinois shot 47% to 46% and won the boards 33-30.

For Illinois, David Mirkovic (F): 22. For Maryland, Andre Mills (G): 30.

Illinois improves to 24-7. Maryland falls to 11-20.

Attendance: 15,674.

Full recap at ESPN: David Mirkovic scores 22 points to help No. 11 Illinois to a 78-72 victory over Maryland

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#0
ILL · PointsDavid Mirkovic F22
#0
ILL · AssistsDavid Mirkovic F3
#0
ILL · ReboundsDavid Mirkovic F11
#7
MD · PointsAndre Mills G30
#7
MD · AssistsAndre Mills G3
#9
MD · ReboundsSolomon Washington F7
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Mirkovic F36229-130-14-5113210471
J. Davis F2183-52-40-021011201
T. Ivisic C1941-30-22-243000131
K. Wagler G34113-100-45-733231122
K. Boswell G21113-51-24-413200014
Z. Ivisic F2383-50-12-220000113
B. Humrichous F2762-82-80-021001020
A. Stojakovic G1982-60-24-620100020
Team7826-555-2421-263314753122112

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