Rutgers Basketball managed to remain undefeated today as they took down the No. 13 ranked Illinois Fighting Illini by a final score of 91-88 inside the Rutgers Athletic Center.
For just the fifth time this season, the Scarlet Knights were led in scoring by forward Ron Harper Jr who finished finished the game with 28 points to go along with his nine rebounds, one assist and one steal. The junior forward has taken his game to a whole another level this season and as a result his name is starting to shoot up NBA draft boards all across the country.
Along with Harper Jr, Rutgers also saw significant contributions from Jacob Young who scored 24 and Montez Mathis who chipped in another 15 points of his own.
Below you can see the full box score, Rutgers' play of the game and who the Scarlet Knights will take on next.
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RHOOPS PLAY OF THE GAME: Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn gets the ball in the paint, move past Myles Johnson only to get rejected by Paul Mulcahy who shifts over for the help defense.
UP NEXT: Rutgers will head out to the midwest this upcoming week for a Wednesday afternoon game against the No. 20 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Tipoff is set for 4:30pm EST and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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