The cost of the Rutgers men's basketball team's final two non-conference losses could really start to add up.
Had Rutgers beaten Stony Brook and Hartford as expected -- or even just one or the other -- then Wednesday's subpar performance might have been seen as a blip on the radar.
Instead, Rutgers followed up back-to-back upset losses with the most lopsided defeat of coach Steve Pikiell's two-year tenure, an 82-51 setback at No. 13 Purdue. It sets up a pivotal home game Friday against Wisconsin.
Such a slump was hard to fathom after Rutgers upset then-No.