Rutgers hopes for return to top form vs. Rider

After losing an important in-state rivalry game its last time on the court, Rutgers will return to action against another New Jersey opponent in Rider on Saturday at Piscataway, N.J.

Inconsistency has been the theme of the season for Rutgers (5-5). It reached an undeniable high point when it upset then-No. 1 Purdue on Dec. 9, thanks to a buzzer-beating 40-foot shot by Ron Harper Jr.

Three days later, the Scarlet Knights