PISCATAWAY — Rutgers did not lose anyone in the transfer portal during the offseason but it did make an addition — and early signs point to it being a good one.
Cam Spencer shined in his Scarlet Knight debut with 17 points on 7-for-13 from the field to lead Rutgers to a 75-35 victory over Columbia at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Rutgers improves to 7-0 in season openers under head coach Steve Pikiell and have won eight straight season openers and 9 of their last 10 overall.
Spencer scored 12 of his 17 points early in the second half to ignite the Scarlet Knights, who outscored Columbia 44-14 over the final 20 minutes.