Illinois men's basketball coach Brad Underwood had key questions to answer for the second straight game, losing to Maryland at home Thursday night.

Illinois basketball coach Brad Underwood expresses frustration with Big Ten officiating, citing a drop in free throw rates during conference play.

After the game, Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, who is a great friend of Tom Izzo’s, spoke to the media about the game. As always, he was complimentary of Izzo and his squad, but also frustrated about the fouls called on his star point guard Kasparas Jakucionis.

Underwood thought at least one foul call Sunday was egregious, but he wouldn't hang the Illini's loss on the officials