Rutgers basketball needed a signature victory to boost its fading March Madness chances, but the Scarlet Knights couldn't keep up with Michigan State.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Sporting sandals and his Rutgers warmup suit, Dylan Harper walked gingerly as he made his way from the visiting locker room at the Bryce Jordan Center to the bus back home to Piscataway.

Despite ultimately falling to Penn State, that didn't stop Rutgers phenom Ace Bailey from collecting a game-high 30 points while shooting 13-of-15 from the field on Monday night.

Here is how Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper played on Thursday as Rutgers defeated Nebraska in a Big Ten clash in Lincoln.