RUTGERS 63 – INDIANA 48

Rutgers Men’s Basketball (6-2, 1-0) is off to a rocking start in Big Ten play knocking eighth ranked Indiana 63-48 in front of a raucous crowd at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscattaway.

The victory was highlighted by Rutgers flipping Indiana’s 37-35 second half lead with a 19-0 run that was fueled by an 8-0 run by true freshman guard Derek Simpson to blow past the Hoosiers.

According to Rutgers Athletics, “It was RU’s first top-10 win since the win over No. 1 Purdue on Dec. 9, 2021. The victory marked the 14th ranked win at RU for head coach Steve Pikiell. It also marked the third top-10 win under head coach Steve Pikiell, fourth top-10 Big Ten Conference win since joining the league, and 12^th all-time win over a top-10 team.”

• Derek Simpson Impresses

  "If you want to wear No. 0 after Geo Baker just wore it for his illustrious Rutgers career, you better have some game."@RobbieHummel was very impressed by @RutgersMBB freshman Derek Simpson tonight. 🙌@derek_simp 🤝 @Geo_Baker_1 pic.twitter.com/T0gdJucWdW

  — Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 3, 2022

• The Derek Simpson highlight reel

  It's officially 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦. 💥
  
  The freshman was scoreless in the first half, and then went and did this in the second half. ⤵️@derek_simp x @RutgersMBB pic.twitter.com/rXi5OUNHxA

  — Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 3, 2022

• Rutgers fans get into it.

  "OVERRATED!" 👏@RutgersMBB fans are ready to celebrate an upset. pic.twitter.com/zhAhOlxHHx

  — Rutgers On BTN (@RutgersOnBTN) December 3, 2022

• Caleb McConnell delivers

  1️⃣7️⃣-0️⃣ run 🤯
  
  Watch the play reigning B1G DPOY Caleb McConnell makes here. ⤵️@caleb_mcco x @RutgersMBB pic.twitter.com/U8YzVlz4Pj

  — Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 3, 2022

• Coach Pikiell Press Conference

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