The Scarlet Knights sauntered into Chicago to face Northwestern—who was on a 7 game losing streak. In a game that was whistled tightly by the refs, Rutgers did what they needed to do and brought their Big Ten record back to .500 with nine left to play.
Four Thoughts:
Get Geo Baker the Ball: This was the biggest change Steve Pikiell made when he shook up the starting line-up. He made Geo the point guard again. The ball just moves more and with a purpose when Geo is the point guard. Paul Mulcahy helps in this situation as well—looking to find the open man.