The new lineup: Head coach Fred Hill Jr. sent out a starting lineup of guards Mike Coburn and Anthony Farmer, forwards Earl Pettis and Jaron Griffin and center Gregory Echenique to combat the Friars, but the lineup proves ineffective as Providence beats RU 78-68.

Bench woes: No one seemed to be able to get anything going off of the bench for Rutgers. Guard Mike Rosario stuggled in his first game off the bench, scoring just five points on one-of-six shooting. Center Hamady N’Diaye played just 13 minutes off the bench  scoring four and pulling in four boards.

Foul trouble: With N’Diaye’s minutes limited, both Pettis and Griffin fouled out at the forward position. Griffin had eight points and five boards on three-of-13 shooting and Pettis remained hot with 13 points and two steals.

Guards step up: The struggles of Rosario in the loss seemed to help some of the other guards as Coburn ended up leading all Rutgers scoreres with 14 points and three assists. Freshman guard Pat Jackson also got in for five minutes of Big East action and had an assist.