The last time No. 1 Purdue walked into Jersey Mike’s Arena, Rutgers pulled off the biggest upset in program history , a result so monumental that it wiped off an awful start to the season and propelled the Scarlet Knights to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.

They weren’t able to recapture the magic on Tuesday.

The Scarlet Knights scrapped with the Boilermakers for stretches before falling 81-65 in their Big Ten opener. It marked the third double-digit loss in nine games for Rutgers (5-4, 0-1), and considering it has No. 3 Michigan up next and six other games against teams currently in the top 30 on KenPom, the blowouts could start piling up.

Purdue (8-0, 1-0) led for the final 36 minutes and 48 seconds, taking a lead as large as 25 points as Rutgers could not keep up

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