Five minutes into the game Sunday night, feelings were uneasy. At halftime, the wheels were completely off.
Fast forward to 40 minutes and the vibe around a teetering Rutgers’ team has completely changed.
The Scarlet Knights erased a 19-point deficit at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park to steal a 59-56 road victory over Penn State. This ends a three-game skid against the Nittany Lions in State College and moves them two games ahead of Penn State in the standings. Rutgers is now in a three-way tie with Illinois and Iowa for sixth in the Big Ten.