This is the ultimate measure of Dylan Harper’s value to Rutgers basketball: The Scarlet Knights couldn’t beat Indiana, the program they’ve schooled repeatedly over the past seven years, without the freshman point guard Thursday.

One of Rutgers basketball’s freshmen phenoms had the best game of his young career in a big spot, but without his co-star, he could not carry the Scarlet Knights to a crucial victory. Despite a career performance from Ace Bailey in which he outscored all of his teammates combined,