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Asmussen | Illini's De La Rosa proves he belongs in Big Ten

Talk all you want about the efforts Saturday by Giorgi Bezhanishvili. The freshman deserves the attention after his off-the-charts performance against Rutgers.

But to me, the play of the game belonged to another big guy: 7-footer Adonis De La Rosa.

With 13:55 left in the second half and the score tied 56-56. De La Rosa seemed to be inside the mind of Rutgers guard Geo Baker.

"I definitely read it," De La Rosa said. "The dudes were actually going to go and redo the exact same action that they beat me off of the first time.