With Rutgers trailing No. 16 Ohio State 64-56 with 3:47 to play, time was running out. Not only in missing a chance for another crucial Quad 1 win but the air was also being let out on the possibility of this team making a special run down the home stretch of the season. While a loss wouldn’t have ended the dream of returning to the NCAA Tournament, it would have once again put Rutgers on the brink of elimination outside of a Cinderella run in the Big Ten Tournament.
And then like so many times before, Geo Baker rose to the occasion and saved the day yet again.