CHAMPAIGN — Michigan State and Michigan are perched at the top of the Big Ten standings with just a single loss apiece. Purdue moved into third place in the conference — and into the top 25 — after upsetting the Spartans on Sunday.
The difference between Maryland in fourth and Illinois in 13th? Just 4 1/ 2 games after the Illini also pulled an upset this past weekend with its 78-67 victory against the then No. 13 (and now No. 21) Terrapins on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
"It's a hell of a league we're in," Maryland sophomore forward Bruno Fernando said after Saturday's loss to the Illini.