March 14, 1998

ILLINOIS (61)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Hester          37  6-15   1-2   1-3  4  3   15
Johnson         35   5-8   0-0   3-7  4  0   10
Gee             36   6-9   2-2  4-13  3  0   14
Heldman         40   3-9   0-0   0-2  2  3    9
Turner          32  4-15   0-0   0-2  1  4   10
Chukwudebe       3   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Davis            5   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Mcclain         12   1-3   1-2   2-3  0  2    3
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TOTALS         200 25-60   4-6 10-30 14 12   61
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Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
7-19, .368 (Hester 2-6, Heldman 3-6, Turner 2-5,
Davis 0-1, Mcclain 0-1). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 2 (Hester 2). Turnovers: 9 (Turner
4, Gee 2, Hester, Johnson). Steals: 2 (Heldman,Hester).

MARYLAND (67)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Profit          36  4-12   1-2   1-4  5  2    9
Elliott         37  8-13   0-0   2-9  3  0   16
Ekezie          35   1-5   6-6   2-7  0  3    8
Stokes          33   4-9   0-0   0-1  7  3   10
Jasikevicius    33  7-11   2-3   1-2  2  2   20
Kovarik         10   0-0   2-2   0-2  3  1    2
Mardesich        8   1-3   0-0   0-1  0  0    2
Morris           8   0-3   0-0   0-0  1  0    0
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TOTALS         200 25-56 11-13  6-26 21 11   67
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.846. 3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (Profit 0-2, Elliott 0-3, Stokes 2-7,
Jasikevicius 4-4, Morris 0-1). Team rebounds: 6.
Blocked shots: 2 (Profit, Jasikevicius).
Turnovers: 4 (Profit 2, Stokes 2). Steals: 3(Ekezie, Jasikevicius, Stokes).
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Illinois           27   34  -   61
Maryland           35   32  -   67
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Technical fouls: None. Officials: Scott Thornley,Larry Lembo, David Day.