PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Indiana men's basketball team (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) failed to overcome a slow first-half start in a 59-50 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-4, 4-2 Big Ten) at the Rutgers Athletic Center on Wednesday night.
Junior forward Justin Smith led the Hoosiers in scoring with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting (60.0 percent) from the floor. He added seven rebounds. Junior guard Aljami Durham totaled 10 points after cashing in all five of his free throw attempts.
Redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk paced the road team in rebounds with a game-high 10 boards.