The Illini entered a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal matchup against No. 2 seed Maryland on a four-game winning streak that included total domination at Michigan, a gutsy comeback against Purdue and a 106-point binge against Iowa here Thursday. They’re also healthy and whole again — finally — and had started to seem mighty dangerous.

Maryland ended a run of futility in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals and advanced to Saturday’s semifinal for the first time since 2016.

Maryland poured in 57 first-half points and never looked back. Now, it awaits the winner of No. 6-seed Purdue and No. 3-seed Michigan in Saturday’s semifinals. Here are three takeaways from the game.