Illinois Hands No. 7 Maryland First Loss, 73-70, as Wallace Scores 22

Overview

• Maryland’s 14-0 start ended on the road, dropping the Terps to 14-1 (2-1 Big Ten) while Illinois improved to 13-1 (3-0) with an 11th straight win and the best start in program history.
• Berry Wallace finished with 22 points and hit two free throws with 15.6 seconds left, and Saylor Poffenbarger missed a tying three at the buzzer.
• A late behind-the-back pass by Yarden Garzon turned into a turnover, then an illegal screen on Garzon in the final seconds undercut Maryland’s last chances.
• Illinois went 20-for-23 at the line as Cearah Parchment (17 points, eight rebounds) hit 8 of 10 and Gretchen Dolan added 17 with key late free throws.
• Maryland shot 1-for-12 from deep, committed 18 turnovers, and fell despite leading 54-52 after three; next up are Indiana in College Park for Maryland and No. 24 Michigan State for Illinois.