In a game dominated by scoring droughts and poor shooting, No. 25 Rutgers (12-7, 8-7 Big Ten) ultimately prevailed to hand Northwestern (6-12, 3-11) its eleventh straight loss.
The ‘Cats did their best to put up a fight, but their scoring woes got the best of them as they shot just 33% from the field as a team.
After a slow start, Rutgers gained traction and ended up shooting 41% from the field despite only hitting 21% of their shots from behind the arc. The Scarlet Knights’ inside advantage won the day, as they grabbed 43 rebounds to NU’s 31 and scored 30 points in the paint to NU’s 22.