February 20, 2021.
This was a date that No. 5 Purdue had circled on their calendars. It was back on Dec. 9 when Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater to knock off the Boilermakers when they were ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Purdue played like a team on a mission on Sunday night when the Scarlet Knights visited the Mackey Complex in West Lafayette. It was an 84-72 victory for Purdue snapping Rutgers’ four-game win streak against ranked opponents.
The Scarlet Knights entered the night as big underdogs on the road against a top-five opponent.