As Rutgers attempted to mount a comeback against No. 8 Michigan State in the second half of Saturday’s matchup at Madison Square Garden, it did so without one of its best players. Five-star freshman Dylan Harper played just 13 minutes during the Scarlet Knights’ 81-74 loss to the Spartans,

Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell updated the status of star guard Dylan Harper after his team's win over Northwestern.

Rutgers is facing a harsh reality after the latest loss of a spiraling season. After suffering an 81-74 defeat to No. 8 Michigan State at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the Scarlet Knights (10-10,

Sporting sandals and his Rutgers warmup suit ... a game in which the Scarlet Knights’ star freshman struggled to move up and down the court because of an incident early in the contest.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were tagged in preseason as one of the teams to watch in the Big Ten Conference due to the arrival of five-star freshmen and future NBA first-rounders Ace Bailey and Dylan

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Sophomore guard Jamichael Davis filled in for Harper as primary ball-handler and played a pass-first game, handing out a career-high eight assists to go along with seven points and three steals. Davis committed just one turnover and led the team in plus/minus at plus-19.

Rutgers basketball star Ace Bailey continued a stellar month with another monster outing against Northwestern.

Even in his absence, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights were able to weather the storm without Dylan Harper. Ace Bailey took things into his own hands to take down Northwestern. The projected top-three pick in the 2025 NBA Draft couldn’t suit up to play in his team’s last game,

Rutgers is back in the win column thanks in large part to having the best player on the floor. The Scarlet Knights (11-10, 4-6) snapped a two-game losing streak on Wednesday, defeating Northwestern in a 79-72 win in which they led for the final 27 minutes.

With every successive shot that he made, each more absurd than the other, Ace Bailey would turn to the stunned crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena with a smile, a word, a point, a celebration — sometimes, all at once.