Rutgers freshman Eli Carter continued his scoring streak with 19 points as the Scarlet Knights beat a Top Ten team for the second time this season, defeating No. 8 UConn 67-60 in coach Jim Calhoun's return from a three-game NCAA suspension.
Freshman Myles Mack added 14 points for the Scarlet Knights (9-7, 1-2 Big East), who beat then-No. 10 Florida 85-83 in double overtime on Dec. 29. It's just the second time Rutgers has ever beaten two Top Ten teams in the same season. The Scarlet Knights beat UCLA and West Virginia in 1981-82.
The win snapped Connecticut's 10-game winning streak against Rutgers and it was just the Scarlet Knights' second in 19 Big East regular-season meetings with the Huskies. Rutgers' last win over Connecticut was on Jan. 30, 2002.
The loss was the second straight for the Huskies, who lost to Seton Hall Tuesday.
UConn Men Topped by Rutgers
67-60 loss was second straight for the Huskies.
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