Mason Gillis pushes No. 5 Purdue past Rutgers
Mason Gillis scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help No. 5 Purdue hold off Rutgers for a 70-65 victory in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday afternoon in Chicago.
The top-seeded Boilermakers (27-5) advanced to the semifinals on Saturday where they will face either Ohio State or Michigan State.
Ninth-seeded Rutgers (19-14) will now await its NCAA Tournament fate. The Scarlet Knights entered Friday'