Genesis Bryant made two free throws with 6.3 seconds left to give Illinois its first victory over No. 14 Maryland, 66-65, on Sunday.

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Illinois coach Brad Underwood would have expected Maryland to attack with beefy bigs Derik Queen (6-foot-10) and Julian Reese (6-foot-9) – two of its three leading scorers – when the Terrapins visited Champaign on Thursday.

No. 14 Maryland women’s basketball’s senior day was set up for a perfect ending against Illinois. The Terps were down a point when Allie Kubek caught Shyanne Sellers’ inbound pass and gave it right back to Sellers for a slightly contested midrange jumper.

As luck would have it, No. 17 Illinois (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) is set to host Maryland (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) on Thursday night (8 p.m. CT, FS1) in the State Farm Center. The Illini, who are knotted in a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten, welcome a Terrapins squad that has won three of its last four but remains winless on the road.