When upset No. 15 Stony Brook, it looked like the program had turned a corner.
Since then, Scarlet Knights have been stuck in reverse.
Rutgers suffered its second straight loss to a mid-major with a losing record, trailing for most of the second half and falling flat second time in a week by losing 60-58 to Hartford at Rutgers Athletics Center.
Mike Williams had only three points through the first 33 minutes, but came to life with 10 as Rutgers turned a seven-point deficit into a two-point lead at 55-53.
With the score tied at 55-55 and less than two minutes to play, Rutgers' Deshawn Freeman was stuffed when he went up for a two-hand dunk from the low block.