Overview
- Washington beat Rutgers 79-72 on Tuesday night in Piscataway to even its record at 14-14 and move to 6-11 in Big Ten play.
- Hannes Steinbach posted 24 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double, tying him for second-most in Division I this season.
- Wesley Yates III added 19 points and seven assists as the Huskies shot 50% from the field and 37% from three with 15 assists on 28 makes.
- Washington led for nearly the entire game, used a first-half 10-0 run to build a double-digit cushion, and held off a late 9-0 push by Rutgers.
- Lino Mark scored 18 points and Darren Buchanan Jr. had 17 for Rutgers, which fell to 11-17 (4-13), with Washington earning its first-ever win at Rutgers; next up are Wisconsin for Washington and Maryland for Rutgers.