No. 16 Illinois Routs Rutgers 81-55 for Fourth Straight Win

Overview

• Keaton Wagler led Illinois with 17 points and seven rebounds, and Tomislav Ivisic added 14.
• Illinois took control by closing the first half on a 20-0 run to lead 43-16, with Davis hitting four threes for all 12 of his points.
• The Illini dominated the glass 44-31 and shot 18 of 21 at the line, maintaining a Big Ten–leading free-throw rate that ranks No. 3 nationally.
• Rutgers’ top scorer Tarik Francis was held to six points on 3-for-10 shooting after averaging 25 over his previous four games.
• Illinois improved to 12-3 (3-1 Big Ten) and visits No. 19 Iowa on Sunday, while Rutgers fell to 8-8 (1-4) and hosts Northwestern.