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Respect In The Big Ten Is Steve Pikiell’s Biggest Victory So Far

On this last day of January, temperatures in New Jersey and a good portion of the country are in the single digits, with the wind chill in the negative teens. However, if you are a Rutgers men’s basketball fan, the cold on the outside isn’t preventing you from feeling warm and fuzzy on the inside. Let’s take a quick look at the Big Ten standings as of Thursday:

Let that graphic sink in for a minute. Rutgers accomplished the following with Wednesday night’s 66-58 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers:

  • The first three game conference winning streak since joining the Big Ten and the first for the program since the 2003-2004 season.