It was difficult to imagine this night for Rutgers back on November 22. A Lafayette team that finished 10-20 on the season pulled off an upset of the Scarlet Knights.
This was just the fifth game of the season but it was a blemish that was difficult to get rid of, especially sandwiched between losses to DePaul and UMass. Fast forward almost four months later and Rutgers is celebrating its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
If you ask Steve Pikiell, he was never worried about his team.
“I’ve been confident all year long about my team,” Pikiell said following Sunday’s selection show.