Rutgers basketball

Of course Rutgers didn't make it easy. Of course the Scarlet Knights had to rely on their grit and a last-second defensive stand that nearly gave their fans ...

They came to Rutgers before any of the winning began, and they made it a much more popular destination. Of course the Scarlet Knights had to rely on their grit and a last-second defensive stand that nearly gave their fans a heart attack. “I was screaming, I hope the cameras weren’t on my face,” said Baker, who had six points and five assists. McConnell hit two free throws on the other end with 31.4 seconds left, pushing the lead to three. After the Nittany Lions pulled even on the strength of a 19-6 run with 2:00 left, Harper sank one of two free throws to give Rutgers the lead back for good. Rutgers left plenty of points on the court.

There is a lot of buzz leading up to Rutgers' Senior Day game against Penn State. Lost in the shuffle: The Scarlet Knights need to beat the Nittany Lions to ...

It is a chance for one of the greatest generations of Scarlet Knights to put a stamp on their historic run. ... Just to see that people are still interested in Rutgers Basketball come March, that we are fighting for a top four seed in the Big Ten Tournament and a bid in the NCAA Tournament, it all just shows how much work we put in as a program.” I can save the emotions for after the game.” It is not a given that the Scarlet Knights will run over their visitors. The Nittany Lions had their Senior Night spoiled last week when lowly Nebraska destroyed them by 23 points at the Bryce Jordan Center; what better way for their seniors John Harrar, Myles Dread, Sam Sessoms and Jalen Pickett to make up for it than playing spoiler on Sunday? I think everyone is locked in, we all know how important the game is.

The Rutgers men's basketball team defeated Penn State 59-58 on an emotional Senior Day at Jersey Mike's Arena on Livingston campus.

Lundy led the Nittany Lions with 17 points to go along with John Harrar, who had 15 points and a team-high 17 rebounds. As for the NCAA Tournament, the Knights remain in contention for a bid with the win today. I think we deserve to play on that platform … but before that, we’re going to the Big Ten Tournament, we got some business to take care of down there.” Harper gave Rutgers the lead for good with a free throw with 1:41 remaining, but Penn State would have its fair share of chances to steal a Senior Day win. Sessoms was the last of the double-digit scorers with 13 points. With 2 minutes left to play, the game was tied. The Rutgers defense made the Nittany Lions work for every basket all afternoon as Penn State finished shooting 32.1 percent and 25 percent from three. The Knights maintained a sizable lead all the way to the halftime break, leading 29-21 at intermission. Reiber in particular responded to the challenge, scoring all 9 of his points in the frame. “My hope one day is to make Penn State the same exact way. And I'm almost envious,” said Penn State head coach Micah Shrewsberry after the game. The Rutgers men’s basketball team defeated Penn State 59-58 on an emotional Senior Day at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Livingston campus.

Big Ten Tournament Schedule · Thursday - Second Round · Friday - Quarterfinals · Saturday - Semifinals · Sunday - Big Ten Championship Game, 3:30 P.M., CBS ...

Game 6 winner, 25 min. Game 8: No. 4 Rutgers vs. Game 8 winner, 1 P.M., CBS Game 10 winner, 3:30 P.M., CBS Game 2 winner, 25 min. Game 4 winner, 25 min. Game 1 winner, 25 min. Game 10: No. 3 Purdue vs. after Game 5, BTN Game 4: No. 5 Iowa vs. Rutgers was not the only team with something to play for. Rutgers entered the final day of the regular season with a chance at history.

Mark Strobin last set foot in the RAC as a grad student in 1982. He's come home to be part of something special today.

A long drive is a small price to pay to be part of something that could be talked about for the next 40 years. He's an adjunct professor of meteorology at West Virginia University and works as a supervisor with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. On Friday he hunted down a ticket via a Rutgers fan message board, got his wife’s blessing to head north and rolled into New Brunswick Saturday evening. “Right now, because Rutgers had been in the dumps for so long, (the team’s success) just blows the roof off.” Living out west in the days before Rutgers contests aired on Big Ten Network and satellite radio, it was hard to keep track of his Scarlet Knights. “The team to me is Jersey Strong, jersey tough,” Strobin said. But they’re not as tough as the Jersey team, as Rutgers.”

It didn't come easily, but Rutgers pulled out a victory over Penn State in its regular-season finale.

The Scarlet Knights entered the day with a NET ranking of 76, which is still low. "It's so special to be a part of this group. "He came in and when he started playing, he was hooping. "It's so special to have this day," Harper said. Just got to win the game and we were able to do that." Beating a Quad 3 team by just one point doesn't help. "It was a grind-it-out win. "We went into a little bit of a cold streak on offense. Penn State's Greg Lee missed a three-pointer and Geo Baker secured the rebound. "At the end there, we just didn’t execute," Pikiell said. The competition's been off the charts." They have a really good defensive team," Baker said.