Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Northwestern and Rutgers have met 12 times, and Rutgers has the better of it at 9–3.
Most recently Rutgers won 77–75 on January 11, 2026.
Right now Northwestern is 0–0 and Rutgers is 0–0, with both waiting 209 days since a win.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 11 2026 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 77–75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 2025 | Northwestern home | Rutgers | 79–72 |
| Thu, Feb 15 2024 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 63–60 |
| Sun, Mar 5 2023 | Rutgers home | Northwestern | 65–53 |
| Wed, Jan 11 2023 | Northwestern home | Rutgers | 65–62 |
| Tue, Feb 1 2022 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 79–78 |
| Sat, Feb 13 2021 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 64–50 |
| Sun, Jan 31 2021 | Northwestern home | Rutgers | 64–56 |
| Sun, Feb 9 2020 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 77–73 |
| Wed, Feb 13 2019 | Northwestern home | Rutgers | 59–56 |
| Fri, Jan 18 2019 | Rutgers home | Northwestern | 65–57 |
| Tue, Feb 13 2018 | Rutgers home | Rutgers | 67–58 |
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