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Episode 306: Regular Season Finale Win Over Maryland, BTT Preview, Bracketology Talk & MORE

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Illinois shot 21% from three and finished 15-for-60 over the last two games.

The episode opens with the usual noisy housekeeping and a joke-heavy lead-in. The hosts push listeners to like, subscribe, buy merch, and call in. They then land on Illinois' 78-72 win at Maryland on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The result comes with plenty of sarcasm about a 15-5 Big Ten record. From there, the show shifts into Brad Underwood's postgame comments. A question about late-game struggles clearly gets under his skin. The hosts spend time on whether that reaction was fair or just classic Brad. They say the team has actually pulled away in a lot of its close games. The conversation then turns to physicality. They feel Illinois looked softer than it did in the previous game. Andre's flu becomes another talking point. The hosts mention that he lost 10 pounds and joke about how every season seems to come with this kind of illness drama. The recent stretch gets its own accounting. Illinois is 16-4 since the Nebraska loss. The last eight are 4-4. The 11-0 run before that still hangs over the discussion. That leads naturally into Big Ten Tournament talk. They ask whether Illinois can win a game there. Some NCAA tournament chatter keeps the back half moving. They also detour into new graphics, storm clouds, and a warning to watch for hail. The episode closes with a plug for another Illini podcast and the same grumbly, half-joking energy that runs through the whole show.

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A road win, a testy coach, and Big Ten math.

Illinois' 78-72 win at Maryland gives the episode its spine, and the rest turns on Brad Underwood's testy postgame reaction and the question he clearly did not want to answer.

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