It was known that Rutgers was fighting an uphill battle with the gauntlet they have on their schedule in February. To the surprise of many, it began on the very first day of the month.
The Scarlet Knights fell behind Northwestern by 24 points at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL before mounting an insane comeback. Rutgers fell just short after five extra minutes and suffered a 79-78 loss.
A career night by Paul Mulcahy was highlighted by a wrap around pass to Cliff Omoruyi for a dunk to tie the game with one second left in the second half.