The second round of the NCAA tournament was great for the Illinois basketball program. It is always good to get off to a sound start in the Big Ten Tournament.

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,

The No. 7-seeded Illini should be mindful of the 15th-seeded Hawkeyes, despite having put the wood to them two weeks ago