Ethan Moczulski kicked a 26-yard field goal at the buzzer to propel visiting Illinois to a 20-17 win over Maryland in Saturday\u2019s Big Ten action from College Park, MD.<\/p>\n
Katin Houser passed for 223 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Illinois (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten), which has won three straight games. Collin Dixon caught six passes for 103 yards for the Fighting Illini, while Javari Barnett scored on a 64-yard TD run for the visitors.<\/p>\n
Malik Washington threw for 190 yards with an interception for Maryland (2-6, 0-5), which fell to 0-1 under interim coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim. Washington and DeJuan Williams each scored a rushing touchdown for the Terrapins, who have lost six games in a row.<\/p>\n
With the game tied at 17-17, Illinois held the ball for the final 5:45 of the game. Jordan Anderson kneeled at the 2 following a 12-yard run, allowing Moczulski to kick the game-winner on the final play.<\/p>\n
Following a low-scoring first half that ended with the teams knotted at 7-7, Maryland scored on its opening possession of the third quarter. Williams ran left and scored on a 17-yard burst to give the Terps a 14-7 edge.<\/p>\n
Illinois promptly responded with a quality drive of its own, resulting in a 45-yard field goal by Moczulski. That capped the third-quarter scoring, but Barnett surged up the middle for a 64-yard TD run on the first play of the fourth, hurdling one defender and outracing the rest for a 17-14 lead.<\/p>\n
Sean O\u2019Haire countered on the other end with a 46-yard field goal to tie it at 17-17 with 10:16 to play.<\/p>\n
Shortly after each team committed a turnover on its first possession, Maryland opened the scoring on Washington\u2019s powerful 8-yard touchdown run. The Terps had a chance to add to their lead late in the opening quarter, but Washington was intercepted by Tanner Heckel at the Illinois 16.<\/p>\n
The Illini were unable to take advantage of that miscue, however, as Moczulski missed a 52-yard field goal.<\/p>\n
Illinois finally dented the scoreboard with 27 seconds left in the half as Houser found Brayden Trimble for a 16-yard TD pass, sending the teams into the locker room tied at 7-7.<\/p>\n
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