After 'unacceptable' efforts on defense, Illinois takes on Rutgers
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Illinois realizes that stopping a two-game losing streak amounts to corralling opponents more effectively.
The Fighting Illini are yielding an average of 39.6 points per game in Big Ten play entering Saturday afternoon's matchup against Rutgers in Champaign, Ill.
Illinois (5-3, 2-3) has hovered around that average in successive losses to No. 1 Ohio State and Wa