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Illinois Fighting Illini at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini
15-8, 3-4 Away
Final
73 - 82
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
12-11, 9-4 Home

Dylan Harper returns to score 28 points in Rutgers' 82-73 victory over No. 23 Illinois

Ace Bailey fights through 2 defenders and a ref for a basket

Harper made 11 of 12 frees throws and had six rebounds and five assists after missing a 66-63 home loss to Michigan on Saturday because of a sprained ankle.

Jeremiah Williams scored 13 points to help Rutgers (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten) beat a ranked team for the first time since last February against then-No. 9 Wisconsin. The Scarlet Knights have won two of three.

Will Riley led Illinois (15-8, 7-6) with 20 points, and Ben Humrichous had 14. The Illini have lost four of six.

Rutgers raced to a 23-6 lead, with Illinois taking its first lead at 48-47 with 13:06 to play.

Takeaways Illinois: The Illini were 6 of 28 from beyond the arc. They have not topped 30% in six straight games.

Rutgers: Bailey is fourth on the Scarlet Knights' season scoring list.

Key moment Harper had a steal and hit a 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 66-62 lead with 6:34 left,

Key stat Rutgers made 28 of 34 free throws.

Up next Illinois is at Minnesota on Saturday. Rutgers is at No. 18 Maryland on Sunday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 82
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 73 - 82
2nd 0:08 Jeremiah Williams Steal. 73 - 82
2nd 0:08 Will Riley Turnover. 73 - 82
2nd 0:15 Dylan Harper made Free Throw. 73 - 82

Statistics

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27-65 FG 24-59
42 Field Goal % 41
6-28 3PT 6-16
21 Three Point % 38
13-19 FT 28-34
68 Free Throw % 82
41 Rebounds 40
18 Offensive Rebounds 16
23 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 12
6 Steals 8
3 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 18
10 Fast Break Points 24
30 Points in Paint 24
22 Fouls 16
3 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena

Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Nebraska 2-0 - 12-0
Michigan 2-0 - 11-0
Michigan State 2-0 - 11-1
Purdue 2-0 - 11-1
UCLA 2-0 - 10-3
USC 1-1 1 12-1
Iowa 1-1 1 10-2
Indiana 1-1 1 10-3
Illinois 1-1 1 9-3
Ohio State 1-1 1 9-3
Washington 1-1 1 8-4
Wisconsin 1-1 1 8-4
Minnesota 1-1 1 7-5
Penn State 0-2 2 8-4
Northwestern 0-2 2 7-5
Maryland 0-2 2 6-6
Oregon 0-2 2 6-6
Rutgers 0-2 2 6-6
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