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Rutgers snaps 5-game losing streak, gets exciting road win over Indiana

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Rutgers finally has its first win in the month of January.

It took all 40 minutes and required fending off a late-surging Indiana team, but the Scarlet Knights escaped Assembly Hall with a 74-70 road victory on Sunday afternoon. The win ends a 5-game losing streak for Rutgers.

Geo Baker was the team’s leading scorer, dropping 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor. He was also responsible for 5 assists in the victory. Ron Harper Jr. had quite the day, too, scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to record a double-double against the Hoosiers.

Rutgers owned a 38-33 lead at halftime and led by as much as 14 in the 2nd half before Indiana made a strong push in the final 10 minutes of the game. The Scarlet Knights owned a 73-70 lead with under a minute to play and had an opportunity to ice the game with a bucket.

Indiana got a key stop on that possession, but Myles Johnson grabbed a critical board for Rutgers and got the ball back to Baker, who converted 1-of-2 free throws to make it a two-possession game. Al Durham missed a 3-point attempt in the closing seconds and Harper grabbed the clinching rebound.

Rutgers shot nearly 51% from the floor and outrebounded Indiana 32-29. The Hoosiers were on fire from 3-point land, knocking down 10-of-16 shots from the perimeter, but it wasn’t enough for the win.

This was Rutgers first win inside Assembly Hall.

With the victory, the Scarlet Knights improve to 8-6 on the season while the Hoosiers fell to 9-7.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB