Corey Sanders walked over to the Rutgers student section and flapped his arms for noise.
He might as well have been waving them onto the court.
Seconds later, Rutgers fans stormed the court to celebrate a 71-65 upset victory over in-state rival No. 15 Seton Hall in a Saturday matinee in front of the largest crowd (8,318) at a sold-out Rutgers Athletics Center in 15 years.
"This is our state," the crowd chanted after ending a four-game losing streak in the series and earning the biggest win of coach Steve Pikiell's two-year tenure.
Sanders and Geo Baker played to the equal of Seton Hall's star-studded foursome
Sanders gave Rutgers its first lead, 65-63, with two free throws at the 2:22 mark and drained a jump shot to push the lead to four.