(Michael Conroy | AP)
Rutgers showed up on Valentine's Day wearing a Halloween costume.
For one half and then some Tuesday night, the Big Ten team ranking last in 3-point shooting percentage but first in rebounding played an unrecognizable style: Dangerous from behind the arc and outmatched on the glass.
But Rutgers wasn't able to sustain the scoring pace with No. 16 Purdue, falling 74-55 on the road as All-American candidate Caleb Swanigan registered his nation-leading 22nd double-double of the season.
The Scarlet Knights (13-14, 2-12) slipped under .500 for the first time all season by being on the wrong end of a 45-28 rebounding edge.