As luck would have it, No. 17 Illinois (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) is set to host Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) on Thursday night (8 p.m. CT, FS1) in the State Farm Center. The Illini, who are knotted in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, welcome a Terrapins squad that has won three of its last four but remains winless on the road.

Maryland men’s basketball returns to College Park Wednesday after one of its most thrilling wins in recent memory. The high from Rodney Rice’s game-winner at Indiana can’t take away from the task at hand: No.