Illinois puts on an absolutely embarrassing performance on the road at Rutgers, losing 70-59 to the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers had a 60-37 lead with 6:45 left before Illinois rallied to cut it to 9 with less than two minutes remaining. Craig Choate and Logan Lee do their best to recap the game and what’s next in this Illini Postgame Show from No One Asked Us!
The loss drops Illinois to 18-7 overall and 11-4 in the Big Ten. Another road game is next, Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Kofi Cockburn: 20 points, 10 rebounds (sets the Illinois record for career double-doubles)
Trent Frazier: 11 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals
RJ Melendez: 10 points in 11 minutes
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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod
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