No. 25 Rutgers holds on to beat Purdue 70-63

Rutgers guard Geo Baker (0) shoots a 3-pointer with Purdue guard Nojel Eastern (20) defending during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

A team trainer attends to Rutgers guard Montez Mathis (23) after he was thrwon to the court by a Purdue defender during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. The Purdue player was charged with a flagrant foul in the incident. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Rutgers guard Ron Harper Jr. (24) shoots around Purdue forward Trevion Williams (50) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Rutgers center Myles Johnson, right, shoots over Purdue center Matt Haarms during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Rutgers guard Ron Harper Jr., center, tears up as he stands with teammates during a moment of silence in memory of former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant, before Rutgers' NCAA college basketball game against Purdue, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Wearing a T-shirt in tribute to former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Rutgers guard Geo Baker handles the ball while warming up for the team's NCAA college basketball game against Purdue, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in Piscataway, N.J. Bryant and his daughter Gianna, 13, died along with seven others in a helicopter crash Sunday while traveling to his daughter's basketball practice in California. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)