A Mighty Tumble for Two College Basketball Powers
The New York Times
Purdue’s No. 1-ranked men and the No. 3 UConn women lost to unheralded opposition on the same night. For Rutgers and Georgia Tech, everything went right.
Purdue’s No. 1-ranked men’s team and the indomitable Connecticut women, ranked third, both played unranked opponents on Thursday night. The results might have seemed predictable.
The results were anything but.
Purdue was an 11½-point favorite for its trip to Rutgers, which entered with an uninspiring 4-4 record and a loss to Lafayette on its résumé. But after a 30-point individual effort — and a shot from nearly half-court at the buzzer — by Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers had a stunning 70-68 win.
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