Rutgers suffered a disappointing 90-68 blowout loss at the hands of Illinois in the Big Ten Quarterfinals on Friday. It’s fair to note that this is the same Illinois team that beat Big Ten regular season champion Michigan by 23 points last week in Ann Arbor WITHOUT Ayo Dosunmu, the best player to wear the orange and blue. The Scarlet Knights were badly outplayed on the glass made clear by a -25 rebounding margin and they weren’t connected on either end of the floor. However, this loss doesn’t change the inevitability of what comes next.
Friday night’s loss marked the first time a Big Ten Tournament defeat will not be the last game played for Rutgers in a season.