Rutgers had no answer for UCLA’s 6-foot-7 center Lauren Betts in Thursday night’s 84-66 loss at Jersey Mikes Arena. Betts led the top-ranked Bruins with a game-high 25 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks. No matter what defense the Scarlet Knights threw her way, she remained dominant in the paint.

No. 1 UCLA beats Rutgers, 84-66, in Big Ten women's basketball action, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J.

A 5-11, 185-pound junior with a stacked offer list, Hewitt picked Rutgers on Wednesday after being offered at a prospect camp in June 2022, and after being recruited for over three years. Hewitt is ranked four-stars by Rivals.com.

Rutgers visits the Northwestern Wildcats after Jordan Derkack scored 26 points in the Scarlet Knights' 81-74 loss to the Michigan State Spartans.

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Rutgers enters a matchup with Illinois as losers of five home games in a row. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.

Rutgers' -44 scoring differential (outscored by 2.1 points per game) is a result of scoring 69.1 points per game (120th in college basketball) while giving up 71.2 per contest (315th in college basketball). Kiyomi McMiller's 18.8 points per game lead Rutgers and are 40th in college basketball.

Michigan State Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-9, 3-5 Big Ten) New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Michigan State and Rutgers square off at Madison

Illinois fifth-year senior forward Kendall Bostic reacts during the Illini's blowout win against Purdue on Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign. Sports Copy Editor Illinois fifth-year senior forward Kendall Bostic reacts during the Illini's blowout win against Purdue on Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign.

The Rutgers women's basketball team defeated Penn State 77-73, snapping an eight-game losing streak in comeback fashion to pick up its first win in conference play. Purdue and Northwestern remain the only teams not to tally a conference win,

Betts has 25 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots as the top-ranked Bruins (19-0, 7-0 Big Ten) continue their East Coast swing with an 84-66 win.

Illinois beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Joe Vozzelli sizes up the 18-team league as conference play nears the halfway point and the top contenders separating themselves