Rutgers proved Tuesday night it could hang with an unbeaten Power Five team and that its longtime dormant home arena still has incredible life.
Two moral victories, to go with a loss.
Despite strong performances from Corey Sanders, DeShawn Freeman and Eugene Omoruyi and a home-court advantage provided by deafening noise, Rutgers fell, 78-73, to Florida State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in front of 4,583 at 8,000-seat Rutgers Athletics Center.
With the naked eye, the building looked about 70 percent full -- including Yankees star Todd Frazier -- which speaks to how loud it can be if full.