CHAMPAIGN — Adonis De La Rosa joked after Illinois' practice Friday morning at State Farm Center that Davit Bezhanishvili, the older brother of Illini freshman Giorgi Bezhanishvili, needed to sit in the same seat Saturday that he occupied Tuesday night when Illinois upset No. 9 Michigan State.
Davit was back in that same seat Saturday afternoon for another Illini victory in the 99-94 overtime win against Rutgers. It was a third straight win for Illinois in its three-game homestand and a third straight with Davit in the stands during his 10-day trip to Champaign to visit his brother.