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Ron Harper Jr. listed as day-to-day after injuring his hand in win over No. 12 Illinois

The Rutgers star is not expected to miss an extended period of time.

By Aaron Breitman
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 16 Illinois at Rutgers Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

After leaving Wednesday’s game against No. 12 Illinois late after injuring his hand, Rutgers men’s basketball released a statement on his status on Thursday.

Harper Jr. exited with an apparent injury to a finger on his non-shooting hand after scoring a team high 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting as well as 8 rebounds in the 70-59 victory over the Illini. He leads Rutgers with 15.7 points per game this season, along with 6.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals. The senior forward is shooting 42.5% from the floor, 41.1% from three-point range and 79.4% from the free throw line.

Rutgers will play No. 5 Purdue on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET with an opportunity to move within half a game of the first place Boilermakers in the Big Ten standings.

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