There was no suspense at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Tuesday night. Despite having close to a full house of fans ready to prove why it’s one of the toughest places to play in all of college basketball, Rutgers never gave them a chance. After scoring on its first three possessions of the game, the Scarlet Knights got run off their own floor during a 21-3 game changing run by Maryland. Ten days after outscoring the Terps by 22 points in the second half to overcome a double digit deficit, RU never came close to mounting another comeback.
There were many reasons why.