Maryland (8-10, 1-6 B1G) at No. 11 Illinois (15-3, 6-1 B1G)
January 21, 2026
7 PM ET / 6 PM CT
State Farm Center
BTN
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Coming off a 96-73 win over Penn State on Sunday, the Maryland men's basketball team hits the road again on Wednesday to face No. 11 Illinois. The game will tip at 7 PM ET (6 PM CT) and will be televised on BTN. Legendary Voice of the Terps
Johnny Holliday will call the action for the Maryland Sports Radio Network alongside Chris Knoche.
Fans were treated to a spectacular performance by Diggy Coit on Sunday against the Nittany Lions as he posted his second 40-point game of the year in the win. His 43 points set a new XFINITY Center scoring record and was one shy of matching the program record set by Ernie Graham in 1978. Coit's nine three pointers also tied the program's single-game record, while the team's 18 made triples set a new standard.
Coit became the first Terp in 20 years to post back-to-back 30-point games after scoring 30 at USC prior to his 43 against Penn State. The last Maryland player to accomplish that was Nik Caner-Medley in 2006. Coit also became the active leading player in NCAA Division I with 10 total 30-point games to his credit after Sunday's performance.
After averaging 36.5 points, highlighted by 13-of-26 shooting from deep, Coit was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time this season.
In this stretch of January, Maryland has four out of five games away from the XFINITY Center. The lone home game in that period was against the Nittany Lions before heading back on the road at Illinois and Michigan State. This week's slate also marks three games in seven days for the Terps.
Series History
- The Terps are 17-8 all-time against Illinois after last season's 91-70 win in Champaign and 88-65 victory in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
- Maryland holds a 7-2 record at the State Farm Center and has won five of the last six overall.
Diggy, Diggy, Diggy Can't You See ...
- Diggy Coit has proven to be a walking bucket or as head coach Buzz Williams has said - "put up videogame numbers." Twice this season, he has scored 40-or-more points including a career-high and XFINITY Center all-time record 43 points against Penn State. That total was just one shy of matching Ernie Graham's 44 points against NC State in 1978 as the program's single-game scoring record.
- Coit also scored 41 against Mount St. Mary's this season. He is only the second player in program history to score 40-or-more points in a season alongside Gene Shue (1952-53).
- As part of his 43 points against Penn State, Coit also tied the program and XFINITY Center records for single-game three pointers (alongside Mike Jones vs. UMKC, 12/13/06). His 15 three-point field goal attempts against Penn State tied Maryland's single-game record alongside Greivis Vasquez who was in attendance.
- Among active NCAA players, Coit is just the third to have multiple 40-point games joining Treysen Eaglestaff (2) of North Dakota and Dior Johnson (2) of Tarleton State. He is the only Big Ten player to have multiple 40-point games.
- Since 1996-97, he is one of 14 major conference players to have multiple 40 point games in a single season and the first since 2019-20.
- Coit is the first Big Ten player since Purdue's Carsen Edwards (3 in 2018-19) with multiple 40-point games in a season.
Solo Making An Impact
- After missing the first eight games of the season due to injury, Solomon Washington has given a veteran presence to the line-up since his return at the start of December. The senior is averaging 9.5 points and 9.4 rebounds in his 10 games played.
- Washington made his Maryland debut on Dec. 2 against Wagner where he had 10 points and six rebounds.
- He had his first double-double as a Terp with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Old Dominion. That marked the second straight game he had double-figure rebounds (12 vs. Virginia).
- He added his second double-double of the year with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds against Oregon.
- Washington is looking to average a double-double for a season for the 23rd time in program history dating back to 1954-55.
Palpable Buzz
- Buzz Williams was named head coach at Maryland on April 2, 2025 after re-building Texas A&M into a program that reached three consecutive NCAA Tournaments. For his career, he seeking to become one of just three NCAA Division I head coaches to post 100 career wins at four different institutions – Maryland Hall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell and Steve Alford.
- Williams is one of 12 active Division I head coaches to win at least one NCAA Tournament game at three different programs. He's coached in 23 NCAA Tournament games, winning 12, both of which rank among the Top 25 among all Division I head coaches.
- In 2024-25, Buzz Williams earned his 100th win at Texas A&M with a 77-73 victory over Creighton (11/27). He joined Tennessee's Rick Barnes as the only head coaches to win 100+ games at three power conference schools.
Promotions
- The promotions start early and often for Maryland basketball so don't miss out on the excitement! Current ticket promotions include a Family Four Pack offering for the Ohio State and Iowa games as well as our Sunday Shoutouts package which includes tickets and a videoboard message!
- Notable remaining games include the Pink Out against Purdue (Feb. 1), a Black Out against Ohio State (Feb. 5), and a Checker Flag Game against Illinois (Mar. 8).
- Full promotions and exclusive ticket deals can be found here.
