The Rutgers men’s basketball team opens its Big Ten schedule this Sunday, the third day in December, with a road trip to Minneapolis to face No. 12 Minnesota. This is the earliest the Scarlet Knights started conference play since it joined the Big Ten in 2014, and it’s for the same reason they joined it in the first place — the Big Ten really wants to tap into the New York City market.
Rutgers first test of the conference campaign projects to be one of their toughest of the year. The Gophers host the Scarlet Knights at 7-1, fresh off their first loss of the season to No.