Maryland basketball closes worst regular season in decades with loss to Illinois

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland men’s basketball put forth one of its better efforts of the season, but it still wasn’t good enough to topple a top-15 opponent. The Terps went toe-to-toe with No. 11 Illinois for the first half, but the Fighting Illini’s size and offensive prowess proved too much for Maryland, which succumbed to a 78-72 setback in the regular-season finale for both sides Sunday ...