Ron Harper Jr. hit a miraculous shot as time expired Thursday and Rutgers knocked off Purdue for the first ever win in program history over a No. 1 ranked team in the country.
Expectations at Rutgers have not been this lofty for its men's basketball team in nearly five decades and three former high-school stars from New Jersey are leading the way.
Manchester graduate and former Seton Hall point guard Shavar Reynolds announced Wednesday he will spend his final collegiate basketball season at Monmouth.
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Melik Martin continued his breakout stretch, Deion Hammond broke a 30-year record and Monmouth swept Manhattan Saturday to win for the seventh time in eight games.
Three weeks ago, Rutgers was playing like a Final Four contender. After getting outclassed at Penn State, it's fair to wonder if the Scarlet Knights are NCAA-Tournament-worthy.
Rutgers improved offense went missing-in-action against a motivated Michigan State team that continued its mastery of the Scarlet Knights in East Lansing.