Braden Smith had another double-double Thursday, scoring 16 points and dishing out 14 assists. Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell called the junior a 'special player.'

Rutgers is off to a rough start in Big Ten play while relying heavily on two projected lottery picks, Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper

Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell cited that early effort as a big reason for the final result: “Not the way I wanted to start the game. We have to give Wisconsin a tip of the hat, they’ve been playing very well. Not a lot of teams come in here and beat us like that.”