COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's basketball team hits the road for a matchup with Illinois on Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.

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• Freshman Kevin Huerter hit a clutch 3-pointer with 1:46 left, and Maryland got 18 points from Melo Trimble in a 75-72 victory over Indiana on Tuesday night. Anthony Cowan scored 15 points and Huerter had 11 for the Terrapins, who have won two straight. Damonte Dodd matched a career-high with six blocks and moved to No. 12 on Maryland's career blocks list with 115.

• With his 15th double-figure scoring performance of the season versus Indiana on Tuesday, junior guard Melo Trimble climbed to No. 20 on Maryland's all-time scoring list, passing former teammate Dez Wells and becoming the 20th player to record 1,400 points in Terrapin history. He is one of only seven Maryland players (Juan Dixon, Greivis Vasquez, Albert King, Johnny Rhodes, Walt Williams and Ernie Graham) to record 1,400 points, 300 assists and 100 steals.

• Maryland has won seven games this season - including a 75-72 victory over Indiana the last time out - by six points or less.The Terps are 27-5 in contests decided by six points or less over the past three seasons.

• Melo Trimble was named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Wednesday. Trimble, who is the only player in this year's group to land on the list three seasons, leads the Terps in scoring (17.5 ppg) and free throw percentage (.825). A native of Upper Marlboro, Md., Trimble has scored 20 or more points in eight games this season. The last two players to be named to the list three seasons are Tyler Hansbrough and Doug McDermott.

• Melo Trimble scored 20 points and Jaylen Brantley added 13 as Maryland routed Illinois 84-59 on Dec. 27 in the Big Ten opener for both teams in the last meeting between the two programs. It was Maryland's largest conference-opening win since an 89-60 victory over Clemson on Jan. 5, 1974. The Terps - who lead the all-time series 7-5 - were without big men Michal Cekovsky and Damonte Dodd for the game.