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Rutgers Wrestling down Illini in thriller

You knew it would be tight and it would hinge on the little things. We felt it would be a one or two point spread. But who knew.....

The Midlands Championships’ fourth place team against the fifth place team. It’s the nation’s No. 11 versus No. 12. RU in at 6-1, Illinois at 1-0.

And it came down to the last bout of the night.

Razhonn Gross won his first college dual bout with a takedown late in the third period to propel the Knights to a 19-17 Big Ten win over the Illini.