No. 7 seed Illinois advances to the tournament quarterfinals against No. 2 Maryland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Kylan Boswell had 24 points, with four 3-pointers made, and added 7 assists, while Will Riley had 21 points and 7 rebounds and Tomislav Ivisic had a double-double with 19 points,

Illinois basketball has officially tipped off their journey in the Big Ten Tournament, and our opponent is putting up a fight. The Illini came out of the gates

It took key plays from Will Riley, Kasparas Jakucionis and Tomislav Ivisic in the waning moments of what occasionally appeared to be a lost cause against the Boilermakers, but the Illini got the combination of dazzling playmaking and mature decision-making they needed to put away No.