Caleb McConnell scored 16 points and sank six free throws in the final 1:49 Tuesday night as No. McConnell did virtually all of his scoring from the free-throw line, hitting a career-high 12 free throws on 12 attempts after entering the game shooting 73.3 percent from the line. Akwasi Yeboah, Ron Harper Jr. and Geo Baker added 10 apiece for Rutgers (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten), who shot 45.5 percent and made a season-high 25 free throws on 36 attempts. The Scarlet Knights improved to 15-0 at home in front of their fifth straight sellout crowd. Rutgers also beat Purdue for the first time since 1975 and improved to 2-12 in the all-time series by surviving a fierce comeback attempt.

Source: National Post January 29, 2020 03:56 UTC