If Illinois' next opponent is in a close game — which it is, seemingly always — it's almost incapable of losing.

Welcome back to the Big Ten Basketball Midweek Rundown. The conference is still very tight at the top, and teams are jockeying for position everywhere. The team at the top of the standings just barely survived by the skin of their teeth and the rest of the league keeps getting more interesting.

Tschetter’s second 3 gave him 12 points and Michigan a 35-34 lead with 6:26 left in the half. Rutgers responded with a 7-0 burst, and went up seven on a Harper 3, capping a stretch where Rutgers made 14 of 15 shots, shredding Michigan’s man and zone defense.