PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Nobody ever said the convergence of life as No. 1 and life on the road in the Big Ten was going to be easy.

The top-ranked Boilermakers weathered were stunned Thursday night at Rutgers, blowing a 10-point lead with 8:35 to go, then losing on Ron Harper Jr.'s buzzer-beater from just Inside halfcourt.

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