Rutgers could not repeat last season's magic against the Badgers on the road.
Rutgers lost 79-57 to Wisconsin on the road, marking their 17th consecutive loss in conference play. The game was tied at 12-12 when Greg Lewis, right after scoring a three-point play, committed a flagrant foul. Wisconsin responded by going on a 13-2 run and maintained that lead the rest of the half. After trailing 42-31 at the half, Rutgers opened with a 8-1 run to cut the lead within 4 points. They were down 10 points with 10 minutes to play and then completely fell apart from there on.