(Photo by Catalina Fragoso - Double G Media) College Rutgers’ Cinderella Story Isn’t Over Yet. Can They Keep it Rolling Against Purdue? by Jason Cordner March 2, 2018 Rutgers has embraced the role of underdogs and host of the Big 10 Tournament. From the pre-game rally in front of Madison Square Garden to the sea of red shirts in the arena. It’s truly turning out to be Rutgers vs Everybody in the Big 10 Tournament. Corey Sanders scored 28 points and last-place Rutgers upset Indiana 76-69 Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the Scarlet Knights most notable accomplishment in four seasons since joining the conference. The 14th-seeded Scarlet Knights (15-18) face third seed and No. 8 Purdue at Madison Square Garden in the final game of Friday’s quarterfinal quadruple-header. Rutgers has won two games in a single conference tournament for the first time since 1998 in the Big East. The last time Rutgers won three conference tournament games was 1989 in the Atlantic 10. Rutgers definitely was not supposed to be playing in this game, but it’s called March Madness for a reason, and we’ve had an early dosage of the inexplicable upsets that have led to the name. The Purdue Boilermakers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights have faced off twice already this year, with each game resulting in a Purdue win. This time around Purdue will face a carefree Rutgers team with nothing to lose. Can Rutgers Hang With Purdue? For as great as Purdue is, they are an awful rebounding team. Rutgers exposed Minnesota on the glass en route to their first upset win with a 49-28 rebounding advantage. While Indiana did out-rebound the Scarlet Knights on Thursday 31-29, it seemed like Rutgers hauled down the key rebounds and came up with the loose balls in the key moments of the game. With the unquestionable talent gap between these two teams Friday night, Rutgers will have to dominate the glass and keep their defensive intensity up for any shot to pull another upset. Post Views: 1,199 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Jason Cordner Latest posts by Jason Cordner (see all) Lebron James Leaves Coca-Cola To Sign With Pepsi - March 22, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season - March 16, 2021 Nike Partners with National Urban League to Promote Employment and Home Ownership for the Black Community - March 15, 2021 Rob Gronkowski Gets In On NFT Collection Movement, Becomes First Athlete To Do So - March 10, 2021 Related TopicsBig TenBig Ten TournamentCorey SandersMadison Square GardenRutgers Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Six Huskies Named to AAC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Teams IMAGES: D3 MBB Tournament – Southern Vermont @ Wesleyan – March 2, 2018