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Remarkable run to finish 1st half helps No. 16 Illinois bury Rutgers
No. 16 Illinois reeled off the final 20 points of the first half to fuel an 81-55 Big Ten victory over Rutgers on Thursday night in Champaign, Ill., ,The Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1) held the Scarlet Knights (8-8, 1-4) scoreless for the final 8:11 of the first half - a stretch of 13 fruitless possess...
Rutgers strives for continued improvement vs. No. 16 Illinois
Now that Rutgers has proof of its improvement in the Big Ten win column, how much will the Scarlet Knights achieve?,They'll learn whether they can hang with a nationally ranked team when the Scarlet Knights (8-7, 1-3) face No. 16 Illinois (11-3, 2-1) on Thursday night in Champaign, Ill., ,In Rutgers...
Tariq Francis (30 points) propels Rutgers over Oregon in OT
Tariq Francis scored six of his 30 points in overtime and made 10 of 11 free throws for the game to lead Rutgers to an 88-85 win over Oregon on Monday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Rutgers (8-7, 1-3 in Big Ten) got its first conference win of the season after trailing by eight at halftime and storming b...
Jackson Shelstad's status uncertain as Oregon preps for Rutgers
Oregon looks to sweep its first two-game Big Ten road trip this season when the Ducks face Rutgers on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.,The Ducks (8-6, 1-2 Big Ten) opened their lone East Coast swing with a 64-54 win on Friday at Maryland without preseason all-Big Ten point guard Jackson Shelstad.,Shelstad...
Down 15 in first half, Ohio State storms past Rutgers
Bruce Thornton led all scorers with 20 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to help Ohio State overcome a 15-point deficit and defeat Rutgers 80-73 on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J., ,Thornton entered the Big Ten matchup tied for 17th in Div. I with 21.0 points per game. The Buckeyes (10...
Cold-shooting Rutgers resumes Big Ten action vs. Ohio State
Rutgers will need to find some better shot-making when it resumes Big Ten play by battling Ohio State on Friday in Piscataway, N.J.,Despite shooting 29.8% from the field, Rutgers (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) beat Delaware State 65-50 Monday. The Scarlet Knights collected a season-high 52 rebounds in the victo...
Dylan Grant double-double helps Rutgers put away Delaware State
Dylan Grant scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds to help Rutgers pull away in the second half to defeat visiting Delaware State 65-50 Monday night.,The Scarlet Knights (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) shot 30% percent from the floor (17 of 57), but made 24 of their 29 attempts from the free throw line. Rutgers,...
Rutgers, Tariq Francis aim to keep improving vs. Delaware State
Based on how Tariq Francis performed in his team's last game, Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell may want to have him come off the bench again when the Scarlet Knights meet Delaware State on Monday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Francis was held to six points and turned the ball over four times -- including thr...
Reeling Rutgers eager to make right decisions vs. Penn
Smarting from a one-sided rivalry defeat, Rutgers enters a brief respite on its schedule before Big Ten play resumes as it hosts Penn on Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Rutgers (5-6) has dropped six of its past seven games, a stretch that began with an upset at the hands of Central Connecticut St...
Seton Hall sets sights on Rutgers in Garden State Hardwood Classic
Seton Hall looks like a team reborn. ,Thanks to an all-new rotation, the Pirates (9-1) already have eclipsed last year's lowly win total of seven and have taken down North Carolina State and Kansas State.,But none of coach Shaheen Holloway's 10 regulars have experienced the Garden State Hardwood Cla...
Rutgers encounters second straight strong test in No. 3 Michigan
There certainly has been no easy entry into Big Ten play for Rutgers. ,On Tuesday, the Scarlet Knights opened their conference schedule at home against No. 1 Purdue and lost 81-65.,So what's next for Rutgers? A game on Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich., against No. 3 Michigan (7-0, 0-0), which ...
Trey Kaufman-Renn leads No. 1 Purdue past Rutgers in Big Ten opener
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Purdue cruise to an 81-65 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J.,Braden Smith made four 3-pointers and had 16 points and eight assists for the Boilermakers (8-0). Fletcher ...
Daniel Jacobsen, No. 1 Purdue bid to stay perfect vs. Rutgers
Daniel Jacobsen seemingly can't miss a shot, with his 19 consecutive makes the most in Purdue's esteemed history.,The 7-foot-4 center will look to continue his streak when the No. 1 Boilermakers visit Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Jacobsen last m...
Amare Campbell's scoop-and-score lifts Penn State past Rutgers
Amare Campbell returned a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown to lift Penn State to a 40-36 Big Ten win over Rutgers Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.,The win makes the Nittany Lions (6-6) bowl eligible. Penn State has beaten the Scarlet Knights 18 straight times.,Rutgers (5-7) still had a chance to go ahead...
Markus Burton, Notre Dame survive second-half Rutgers surge for win
Markus Burton tallied 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals and Notre Dame nearly blew a 19-point lead before hanging on to beat Rutgers 68-63 at the Players Era men's tournament Tuesday in Las Vegas., ,Jalen Haralson scored 15 points and Braeden Shrewsberry 13 as the Fighting Irish...
Notre Dame, Rutgers eager for better performances in Las Vegas
For the second year in a row, Rutgers and Notre Dame will meet at the Players Era men's tournament in Las Vegas, and on Tuesday afternoon, both programs will strive to avoid an 0-2 start to the week. ,The Scarlet Knights beat the Fighting Irish on the first day of the inaugural tournament last year,...
No. 17 Tennessee routs Rutgers in Player's Era opener
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament combined for 52 points and 10 3-pointers as No. 17 Tennessee walloped Rutgers 85-60 to tip off the Players Era men's tournament on Monday in Las Vegas., ,A Maryland transfer, Gillespie had a career day with personal bests of 32 points and six 3-pointers on 10 attempt...
Tennessee ready for opponent upgrade, meets Rutgers in Las Vegas
No. 20 Tennessee sailed through the first three weeks of its schedule. The competition ratchets up a notch at this week's Players Era Men's Championship but the Volunteers are catching Rutgers at an ideal time.,Tennessee is one of the additions to the event as it expands from eight to 18 teams in it...
Central Connecticut St. pulls off second major upset, knocks off Rutgers
Darin Smith Jr. scored 21 points as Central Connecticut State scored its second upset of a major conference school this season, toppling Rutgers 67-54 on Friday in Piscataway, N.J.,Jay Rodgers delivered 15 points and nine assists as the Blue Devils (3-2) of the Northeast Conference beat a Big Ten te...
Rutgers on upset alert vs. high-achieving Central Connecticut
After 27 years as a well-travelled high school coach and college assistant, Patrick Sellers took on a challenging assignment at his alma mater, Central Connecticut State, a program that had amassed 10 straight losing seasons when he arrived in 2021.,Talk about a home run hire. The Blue Devils have i...