PISCATAWAY -- If there is a sign of how far Rutgers has come in its first season under Steve Pikiell, this was it.
Two years after falling to Fairleigh Dickinson in the low point of the first season under Eddie Jordan, Rutgers took care of business against its pesky in-state foe.
After a 10-point lead was trimmed to four with nine minutes to play, the Scarlet Knights went to work inside and out-muscled their Northeast Conference opponent en route to a 82-69 win before 3,635 fans Wednesday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center.