For the first time all season, Maryland men’s basketball most recently picked up back-to-back wins over Big Ten opponents.
The Terps first defeated then-No. 17 Illinois, 81-65, a team which they fell to earlier in the month. However, the second time around, the Fighting Illini’s star center Kofi Cockburn was out of the game which opened the floor for Maryland and allowed it to pick up its second conference win of the season.
Next up was the rematch against Rutgers. The Terps traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey and took care of the Scarlet Knights to improve to 3-6 in conference play.