Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood expresses frustration with Big Ten officiating, citing a drop in free throw rates during conference play.

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team will be without starting center Tomislav Ivisic vs. the Maryland Terrapins on Thursday night for their Big Ten Conference showdown.  Ivisic was listed as "out" for Illinois on the Big Ten availability report released Thursday evening.

The Illinois Fighting Illini and Maryland Terps men's basketball teams met in a Big Ten Conference contest at State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, on Thursday, Jan. 23. SCORE: Maryland defeated Illinois 91-70.

Maryland won at home Sunday against Nebraska, 69-66. Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the way with 22 points for the Terps. The Fighting Illini lost a hard-fought game in East Lansing Sunday to the Michigan State Spartans, 80-78. Kasparas Jakucionis is Illinois’ leading scorer averaging 15.9 points per game.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood would have expected Maryland to attack with beefy bigs Derik Queen (6-foot-10) and Julian Reese (6-foot-9) – two of its three leading scorers – when the Terrapins visited Champaign on Thursday.

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