All three Big Ten wins for Rutgers this season have come in dramatic fashion. Today’s victory over Illinois was possible due to several key performances, both big and small. I want to detail the backstory on what led to the final sequence between them and on how the game changed when the team was down 10 points and how they battled back to win their program best third Big Ten victory of the season.
As big as Deshawn Freeman and Corey Sanders were in this game, coming through at the end of this game, if it wasn’t for Mike Williams putting the team on his shoulders for a stretch with things slipping away, they never would have had a chance.