PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Meaningless games at the beginning of March are nothing new in Piscataway. Rutgers is reaching a new low this season.
The Scarlet Knights have lost 17 straight games this season and 32 in a row in Big Ten Conference games dating to last season. The 17-game skid is the longest single-season losing streak in a program history that dates to 1906.
The latest was a 97-66 loss to No. 2 Michigan State on Wednesday night, the fifth time the Knights have lost by at least 31 points this season.
"This year's been rough for us like everyone sees," Rutgers guard Corey Sanders said.