In March 2004, the Rutgers and Seton Hall men's basketball teams met in a game with postseason implications on both sides.
In the 12 years since, you would be hard-pressed to find another meeting between the rivals that mattered to both teams for more than just the sake of pride.
Enter this week's four days of hype leading up to a 6:30 p.m. tipoff at the Prudential Center in Newark, where Rutgers will put its soft 11-1 record on the line against defending Big East Tournament champion Seton Hall (9-2).