How to Watch Illinois vs. Maryland Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – February 17

The No. 14 Illinois Fighting Illini (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten) hit the road in Big Ten play against the Maryland Terrapins (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM ET.

Tune in to the exciting game featuring the Fighting Illini and Terrapins on air on FOX. Don’t miss all the action!

Fighting Illini vs. Terrapins Game Info

• Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
• Time: 5:30 PM ET
• TV: FOX
• Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
• Where: College Park, Maryland
• Venue: Xfinity Center

Fighting Illini Insights

• Illinois is surrendering 70.3 points per game this season (135th-ranked in college basketball), but it has really shined offensively, scoring 83.0 points per contest (21st-best).
• The Fighting Illini are allowing 33.2 boards per game this season (88th-ranked in college basketball), but they’ve shined by averaging 42.5 rebounds per game (fourth-best).
• So far this year, Illinois ranks 171st in college basketball in assists, averaging 13.2 per game.
• The Fighting Illini, who are 102nd in college basketball with 10.5 turnovers per game, are forcing 8.9 turnovers per contest, which is sixth-worst in the nation.
• Illinois is making 8.6 three-pointers per game (69th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while putting up a 34.6% three-point percentage (141st-ranked).
• The Fighting Illini are allowing opponents to put up a 32.3% three-point percentage this season (108th-ranked in college basketball), but they’ve shined by allowing just 5.7 treys per game (17th-best).
• So far this season, Illinois has taken 60.4% two-pointers, accounting for 70.5% of the team’s buckets. It has shot 39.6% threes (29.5% of the team’s baskets).

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Terrapins Insights

• Offensively, Maryland is the 291st-ranked squad in the country (69.4 points per game). On defense, it is 15th-best (63.8 points conceded per game).
• At 36.9 rebounds per game and 34.6 rebounds conceded, the Terrapins are 109th and 171st in the country, respectively.
• Maryland is 23rd-worst in the nation in assists (10.7 per game) in 2023-24.
• With 11.6 turnovers committed per game and 12.0 turnovers forced, the Terrapins are 209th and 127th in the nation, respectively.
• Beyond the arc, Maryland is 295th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game (6.2). It is 12th-worst in 3-point percentage at 28.9%.
• Defensively, the Terrapins are eighth-best in the nation in 3-pointers allowed per game at 5.3. They are 140th in 3-point percentage conceded at 32.8%.
• Maryland takes 61.9% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 38.1% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 73.2% of Maryland’s baskets are 2-pointers, and 26.8% are 3-pointers.

Fighting Illini Leaders

• Terrence Shannon Jr. leads the Fighting Illini in scoring, tallying 21.1 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists.
• Illinois’ leading rebounder is Quincy Guerrier averaging 7.4 boards per game and its best passer is Marcus Domask and his 3.4 assists per game.
• Shannon makes more threes per game than any other member of the Fighting Illini, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
• Coleman Hawkins is Illinois’ leader in steals and blocks, racking up 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Terrapins Leaders

• Jahmir Young racks up 20.9 points and adds 3.9 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Terrapins’ leaderboards in those statistics.
• Julian Reese grabs 10.1 rebounds per game (he also scores 13.4 points per game and adds 1.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Maryland rebounding leaderboard.
• Young is consistent from deep and leads the Terrapins with 2.0 made threes per game.
• Young (1.4 steals per game) is the steal leader for Maryland while Reese (2.0 blocks per game) is the block leader.