After last night’s upset win of Ohio State, this team entered unfamiliar territory in advancing to the 2nd Round of the Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern. In easily the biggest game for the program in several years, how they would perform was a major question coming into this game. The last time Rutgers won two conference tournament games was 19 years ago. Sadly, after an emotional high from winning in the first round, Rutgers played like they were running on empty and got blown out of the Verizon Center, resulting in a loss.
In the opening four minutes, Issa Thiam hit two early three-pointers to give Rutgers an 9-6 lead right out of the gate.