PISCATAWAY — As the clock struck 11:11 on the East Coast, the Rutgers men’s basketball team got its wish.
The Scarlet Knights trailed the entire night to visiting Northwestern, needing a 10-point comeback in the final 10 minutes to push the game to overtime. With 2:15 to go in the extra period, Issa Thiam got the ball in the left corner and let it fly. He had made just one of his five attempts from deep on the night, but there was no hestitation from the sophomore wing. He, much like his team and the 3,827 fans who came out for the late 9 p.