Rutgers enters a matchup with Illinois as losers of five home games in a row. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

Bailey scored 24 of his 37 points in the first half as Rutgers picked up a rare road win 79-72 over Northwestern.

Rutgers' dramatic win over Illinois Sunday on criteria was its first win over a top 10 team in more than 6 years.

The freshman wing racked up 37 points on 13-of-20 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots as the Scarlet Knights posted a 79-72 triumph -- under the circumstances, their most impressive win of the season.

Freshman star Ace Bailey scored 37 points and Rutgers picked up a rare road win Wednesday with a 79-72 victory over Northwestern in Evanston.

No. 11 Illinois (8-3, 3-3) dropped its third contest of the season in a last-minute 15-16 defeat in Piscataway on Sunday. The hosts, No. 13 Rutgers (11-4, 3-2), held any nerves back in a close dual. Both teams won five matches, with the Scarlet Knights barely edging ahead at the end.

The Rutgers men's basketball team knocked off Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois, Wednesday night with a 79-72 win. The Wildcats (12-9, 3-7) had only lost once at home all season coming into this one,

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) play the Illinois Fighting Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) in a clash of Big Ten squads at 8:30 PM ET on Wednesday. The game is available on BTN.

Rutgers faces Northwestern. Our college basketball odds series has our Rutgers Northwestern prediction, odds and pick for Wednesday.

Rutgers visits the Northwestern Wildcats after Jordan Derkack scored 26 points in the Scarlet Knights' 81-74 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

The Scarlet Knights wrestled well in the ... breaking 17-15 defeat to No. 4 Ohio State on Jan. 12. Illinois (8-2, 3-2) is ranked 10th. Rutgers (10-4, 2-2) is 14th. One of Rutgers' head coach ...