Rutgers' Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, two projected lottery picks, form one of the most talented tandems in college basketball.

The NBA scouts that have flocked to Jersey Mike’s Arena have seen a team fighting to stay above .500 all month. The Scarlet Knights, ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 (at No. 25) for the first time since 1978, enter Saturday’s game at 11-10 (4-6).

EVANSTON, Ill. — With every successive shot that he made, each more absurd than the other, Ace Bailey would turn to the stunned crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena with a smile, a word, a point, a celebration — sometimes, all at once.

Sophomore guard Jamichael Davis filled in for Harper as primary ball-handler and played a pass-first game, handing out a career-high eight assists to go along with seven points and three steals. Davis committed just one turnover and led the team in plus/minus at plus-19.