Washington 79, at Rutgers 72

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — Hannes Steinbach scored 24 points and Washington built a commanding early lead before holding off a persistent second-half rally from Rutgers to secure a 79-72 victory in a Big Ten men’s basketball game Tuesday night at a sold-out Louis Brown Athletic Center. The Huskies, who led by as many as 18 points in the first half, saw their advantage whittled down to just four points late in the game but made enough critical plays in the final minutes to snap a two-game skid and level their season record at 14-14. Rutgers dropped to 11-17 with the… Read more...