Michael Finke scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 in the Big Ten tournament's opening round.
Nia Coffey had 25 points and 12 rebounds and 12th-seeded Northwestern turned back five-seed Minnesota 84-74 on Thursday in a second-round game of the Big Ten 10.
Maryland won the Big Ten regular season title Sunday, getting a career-high 29 points from Tierney Pfirman in a lopsided 110-77 victory over Minnesota.