LAS VEGAS — Rutgers seemed destined for another double-digit defeat after another lackluster effort, further sending its season into a spiral.

And while the Scarlet Knights could not overcome an awful start to prevent a third consecutive loss, they showed they still have some life.

Rutgers fell to Notre Dame, 68-63, at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday to drop to 0-2 at the Players Era Festival. Combined with a 25-point loss to No. 17 Tennessee on Monday, the Scarlet Knights (4-3) are all but guaranteed to finish as one of the four worst teams at the event and play their third and final game in Sin City on Thanksgiving.

But unlike the demolition it suffered against the Volunteers, Rutgers was more competitive against the Irish (5-2), coming within a pair of possessions late in th

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