It’s hard to fathom how disappointing Rutgers basketball has been this season. Despite having two of the best players in the country, the Scarlet Knights (10-9, 3-5 Big Ten) are already longshots to make the NCAA Tournament.

Sporting sandals and his Rutgers warmup suit, Dylan Harper walked gingerly as he made his way from the visiting locker room at the Bryce Jordan Center to the bus back home to Piscataway. The slow exit came less than 30 minutes following his team’s 90-82 loss to Penn State on Monday,

Here is how Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper played on Thursday as Rutgers defeated Nebraska in a Big Ten clash in Lincoln.

The Rutgers men’s basketball team defeated Columbia 91-64, spurred on by a historic performance by guard Dylan Harper. The freshman sensation recorded the first triple-double in program history since Roy Hinson in 1983.

Despite ultimately falling to Penn State, that didn't stop Rutgers phenom Ace Bailey from collecting a game-high 30 points while shooting 13-of-15 from the field on Monday night.

The star Rutgers freshman is not listed on the mandatory pregame availability report submitted to the Big Ten ahead his team’s crucial home game against UCLA on Monday night. Fifth-year senior forward Zach Martini (questionable) is the only Scarlet Knight on the report.