Though they dropped five spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the No. 23 Illini are feeling optimistic as they kick off a two-game road trip Wednesday against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.

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The Rutgers men's basketball team faces two significant tests in the coming week, as the Scarlet Knights (11-11, 4-7) take on ...