Illinois' Omar Payne dunks during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Michael Allio)

Maryland's Donta Scott (24) gestures after a 3-pointer duirng the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Illinois on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Michael Allio)

Illinois' Alfonso Plummer (11) drives around Maryland's Hakim Hart during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Michael Allio)