The Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball suffered its second loss in a row as they fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 89-54, on Tuesday night.

Rutgers is now 1-20 in Big Ten road games under coach Steve Pikiell.

Here is a closer look inside tonight's loss.

THE GOOD - THE PLAY OF SHAQ CARTER

Despite recently being thrusted into the starting role because of the injury that leading scorer and rebounder Eugene Omoruyi suffered, Carter has been one of the main bright spots for the Scarlet Knights. Tonight, Carter managed to finish with double-digit points (10) to go along with seven rebounds on the night.

He continues to be effective in the paint.

THE BAD - SHOOTING PERFORMANCE

This Scarlet Knights team has struggled mightily recently when it comes to shooting the ball and tonight was no different. Despite a solid shooting performance in the first half, making 50 percent of the team's shots, the second half was atrocious. After the break, Rutgers shot 7-of-26 (26.9 percent) from the field. The only bright spot shooting the ball was guard Montez Mathis and Carter, both of whom shot over 50 percent from the field.

GAME BALL - MONTEZ MATHIS

The Rutgers true freshman continued his recent tear tonight as he finished the game with a career-high 19 points to go along with three rebounds in the game. He is slowly becoming a major part to the Scarlet Knights' offense and will most likely see his minutes increase down the stretch.

UP NEXT: Rutgers will welcome the Northwestern Wildcats to the RAC on Friday with tip scheduled for 7pm EST.