March is less than two weeks away and for the first time in well over a decade the Rutgers men’s basketball team has something still to play for other than pride. After Saturday’s third double digit win of the season over a ranked opponent, a program first, the Scarlet Knights prepare for an even more important game this Wednesday against Michigan. While Rutgers looks to extend its perfect record at the RAC this season to 18-0, it faces an opponent that has historically been a thorn in the program’s side.
Even before the somewhat maddening 69-63 loss that Rutgers suffered to the Wolverines at Madison Square Garden on February 1, frustrating losses have hovered over this matchup for many years.