Before Rutgers beat every other ranked Big Ten team in a row, they were court storming the former RAC center after a half-court heave gave Ron Harper Jr. 30 points and Rutgers a 70-68 shocker that gave the then #1 ranked Purdue Boilermakers their first loss of the season.
It was the Purdue’s first, and thanks to Rutgers, only week in its program history as the #1 team in the country.
For Rutgers, it was a game of foreshadowing. After consecutive losses to Depaul, Lafayette, and Massachusetts, Rutgers season looked like it was already over before Big Ten play even started.