Maryland mauls No. 17 Illinois for first road win

Senior center Julian Reese delivered a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds as Maryland capitalized on No. 17 Illinois’ short-handed frontcourt to earn a 91-70 Big Ten win Thursday night in Champaign, Ill.Freshman Derik Queen produced 25 points and six rebounds and Ja’Kobi Gillespie notched 15 points, eight assists and three steals as the Terrapins (15-5, 5-4) scored 62 points in the paint to secure their first road win of the year.Kasparas Jakucionis paced the Illini (13-6, 5-4) with 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, but also committed seven of his team’s 16 turnovers. Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 15 points off the bench and Kylan Boswell contributed 14 points and nine rebounds.Illinois played without 7-foot-1 Tomislav Ivisic (13.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg), who battled through strep throat Sunday against Michigan State but was the hardest-hit among the Illini battling the flu this week.The Terrapins established their transition offense from the jump. Gillespie and Queen took steals coast-to-coast for layups, then Reese hit Queen on the break for a layup and a foul to make it 10-4 at the 15:37 mark.Illinois claimed a brief 11-10 lead, but Maryland alternated pounding the ball to Reese and Queen inside and running the floor for layups. Queen’s steal and pass ahead to Selton Miguel (14 points) for a layup gave the Terps a 22-15 lead with 8:37 left and inspired Illini coach Brad Underwood to call a timeout.