If anything can demonstrate the competitiveness of the Big Ten Conference right now, it may be the fact that the unranked USC men’s basketball team’s last four games have been decided by six points or less. The Trojans went 1-3 in that stretch, and on Saturday night, they’ll go up against a Rutgers team (9-12 overall, 2-8 Big Ten) that has also been on the verge of a breakthrough. The Scarlet Knights have endured three overtime games in the last three weeks. “It’s the toughest league in the country,” Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell told reporters earlier this month. “(We’ve got) the most ranked teams and...
