Dylan Harper tried to play through an ankle sprain in Rutgers basketball's last two games, and the result was bad for all parties: The Scarlet Knights lost, and the star point guard wasn't able to heal properly. Now he's taking a different route.

Any hopes for a Garden party for Rutgers freshmen phenoms Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper had to be put on hold. A nagging ankle sprain for Harper and the tough defense of No. 8 Michigan State on Bailey limited their impact on Saturday as the Scarlet Knights fell,

Rutgers will be without one of its best players in its final game of January, while his status to start February is in doubt. Scarlet Knights guard Dylan Harper is listed as out for Wednesday night’s road meeting with Northwestern,