The dawn of a new era of Rutgers basketball began tonight in Trenton, as when the Scarlet Knights traveled a few exits south down Route 1, they were without many of the players that headlined recent tournament teams. In the 121st meeting between the two teams, Princeton proved to be too much for Rutgers, and the Knights suffered an extremely disappointing loss in their season opener.
A slow start allowed Princeton to jump out to a 12-4 lead, but Oscar Palmquist hit a three to cut the Tigers’ lead to 5, sparking an 8-2 Rutgers run that tied the game at 14.