Rice, Queen help No. 11 Maryland rout No. 24 Illinois 88-65 in Big Ten quarterfinals
AP
Mar 14, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Rodney Rice scored 26 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland Terrapins routed No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini 88-65 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
The Terrapins (25-7) will face the winner of the late quarterfinal between Michigan and Purdue in the semifinals.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 12 points and nine assists for Maryland. Jordan Geronimo scored 11 points and Julian Reese had 10.
Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley each had 15 points for the Illini (21-12). Kylan Boswell had 14.
Geronimo hit a 3-pointer to cap a 13-0 run that made it 29-10. Maryland scored the final eight points of the half to take a 57-31 lead.
Maryland's largest lead was 36 points at 84-48 with 9:41 remaining.
Maryland: The Terrapins were efficient offensively and committed just three turnovers. Illinois had 17 turnovers, leading to 22-0 edge in points off turnovers for the Terrapins.
Illinois: The Illini had just 10 points in the first 9 1/2 minutes after a 106-94 victory over Iowa in the second round.
With the Terrapins leading 16-10, Rice hit a 3-pointer to start the 13-0 run,.
Maryland had a 17-0 edge in points off turnovers in the first half. The Terrapins didn’t commit a first-half turnover and the Illini had 11.
Maryland will meet the Purdue-Michigan winner in the second semifinal Saturday. Illinois awaits its seeding Sunday in the NCAA Tournament.
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1st Half
ILL
Fighting Illini
31
MD
Terrapins
57
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tomislav Ivisic vs. Julian Reese (Tre White gains possession)
19:39
Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
19:29
Kylan Boswell turnover (traveling)
19:16
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
19:14
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
19:05
Kasparas Jakucionis turnover (bad pass)
18:57
+2
Derik Queen makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
0-2
18:57
Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
18:57
Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:57
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
18:38
Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
18:36
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
18:31
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
18:29
Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
18:26
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
18:24
Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound
18:20
Kylan Boswell misses two point jump shot
18:18
Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:05
Selton Miguel misses two point layup
18:03
Will Riley defensive rebound
17:51
Rodney Rice personal foul (Tomislav Ivisic draws the foul)
17:49
Derik Queen shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
17:49
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
17:49
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-2
17:38
Kylan Boswell blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point jump shot
17:36
Terrapins offensive rebound
17:34
Derik Queen misses two point layup
17:32
Derik Queen offensive rebound
17:30
Derik Queen misses two point layup
17:28
Derik Queen offensive rebound
17:26
+2
Derik Queen makes two point layup
2-4
17:08
Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
17:06
Julian Reese defensive rebound
16:50
+2
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup
2-6
16:39
Julian Reese shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
16:39
+1
Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-6
16:39
+1
Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-6
16:25
+3
Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot
4-9
16:13
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point jump shot
6-9
15:56
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
6-11
15:43
Tomislav Ivisic turnover (bad pass) (Selton Miguel steals)
15:40
Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul)
15:40
TV timeout
15:40
+1
Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-12
15:40
+1
Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-13
15:29
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point jump shot
8-13
15:08
Jay Young misses two point layup
15:06
Jay Young offensive rebound
15:02
+3
Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Jay Young assists)
8-16
14:47
+2
Morez Johnson Jr. makes two point layup (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
10-16
14:35
+3
Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Julian Reese assists)
10-19
14:12
Will Riley misses two point jump shot
14:10
Derik Queen defensive rebound
13:52
+3
Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists)
10-22
13:49
Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
13:43
Jay Young personal foul
13:32
Derik Queen blocks Morez Johnson Jr.'s two point layup
13:30
Morez Johnson Jr. offensive rebound
13:27
Jay Young personal foul
13:11
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
13:09
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
12:54
Derik Queen misses two point layup
12:52
Derik Queen offensive rebound
12:49
+2
Derik Queen makes two point layup
10-24
12:27
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn misses two point jump shot
12:24
Terrapins defensive rebound
12:05
Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
12:02
Fighting Illini defensive rebound
11:50
Kylan Boswell turnover (Jordan Geronimo steals)
11:37
Selton Miguel misses two point layup
11:35
Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
11:31
+2
Jordan Geronimo makes two point layup
10-26
11:14
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
11:12
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
10:58
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
10:56
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
10:42
Kylan Boswell misses three point jump shot
10:40
Julian Reese defensive rebound
10:24
+3
Jordan Geronimo makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
10-29
10:22
Fighting Illini 30 second timeout
10:22
TV timeout
10:09
Tomislav Ivisic misses three point jump shot
10:07
Kylan Boswell offensive rebound
10:03
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point layup
12-29
9:48
Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
9:46
Kasparas Jakucionis defensive rebound
9:37
+3
Tomislav Ivisic makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)
15-29
9:18
Tomislav Ivisic blocks Selton Miguel's two point layup
9:16
Tomislav Ivisic defensive rebound
9:07
Tre White misses three point jump shot
9:05
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
8:52
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
15-31
8:52
Tomislav Ivisic shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
8:52
+1
Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 1
15-32
8:37
Will Riley misses two point layup
8:35
DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
8:30
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup
8:28
Terrapins offensive rebound
8:27
+3
Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
15-35
8:27
Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Rodney Rice draws the foul)
8:27
+1
Rodney Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1
15-36
8:16
Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point jump shot
8:14
Derik Queen defensive rebound
8:06
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
8:04
Morez Johnson Jr. defensive rebound
7:53
Morez Johnson Jr. misses two point dunk
7:51
Will Riley offensive rebound
7:44
+3
Kasparas Jakucionis makes three point jump shot (Morez Johnson Jr. assists)
18-36
7:14
+3
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Rodney Rice assists)
18-39
7:06
Jake Davis offensive foul
7:06
Jake Davis turnover (offensive foul)
7:06
TV timeout
6:50
Jake Davis personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
6:44
+2
Derik Queen makes two point jump shot
18-41
6:33
Ben Humrichous misses three point jump shot
6:31
Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound
6:30
+2
Kasparas Jakucionis makes two point layup
20-41
6:30
Julian Reese shooting foul (Kasparas Jakucionis draws the foul)
6:30
+1
Kasparas Jakucionis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-41
6:16
Rodney Rice misses two point layup
6:14
Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
5:58
Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Selton Miguel steals)
5:53
+2
Selton Miguel makes two point layup
21-43
5:39
+2
Tre White makes two point layup
23-43
5:39
Derik Queen shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
5:39
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-43
5:26
Jordan Geronimo misses two point jump shot
5:24
Fighting Illini defensive rebound
5:24
Jordan Geronimo personal foul (Kylan Boswell draws the foul)
5:24
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-43
5:24
+1
Kylan Boswell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-43
5:10
Derik Queen misses two point layup
5:08
Derik Queen offensive rebound
5:04
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point layup
5:02
Will Riley defensive rebound
4:58
Will Riley turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
4:51
Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot
4:49
Tre White defensive rebound
4:39
Kasparas Jakucionis misses three point jump shot
4:37
Derik Queen defensive rebound
4:36
Tre White personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
4:36
+1
Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-44
4:36
Derik Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:36
Will Riley defensive rebound
4:20
Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point layup
4:18
Derik Queen defensive rebound
4:09
Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot
4:07
Kylan Boswell defensive rebound
3:59
+2
Kylan Boswell makes two point layup
28-44
3:53
Terrapins 30 second timeout
3:53
TV timeout
3:46
+2
Jordan Geronimo makes two point dunk (Rodney Rice assists)
28-46
3:28
Tre White misses two point layup
3:26
Terrapins defensive rebound
3:14
Morez Johnson Jr. blocks Jordan Geronimo's two point layup
3:14
Will Riley defensive rebound
2:57
Tafara Gapare blocks Ben Humrichous's two point layup
2:55
Fighting Illini offensive rebound
2:41
Morez Johnson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
2:33
Jordan Geronimo misses two point dunk
2:31
Ben Humrichous defensive rebound
2:30
Ben Humrichous turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
2:23
+3
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Jordan Geronimo assists)
28-49
2:10
+3
Will Riley makes three point jump shot (Kasparas Jakucionis assists)
31-49
1:37
+2
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot
31-51
1:21
Will Riley misses three point jump shot
1:19
Selton Miguel defensive rebound
1:14
Kylan Boswell shooting foul (Selton Miguel draws the foul)
