Due to scheduling problems related to Rutgers moving from the Atlantic 10 Conference to the Big East Conference , the series went on hiatus for the 1995 – 96 season . The series resumed in the 1996 – 97 season and continued to be played annually through the 2013 – 14 season . Princeton beat Rutgers 78 – 73 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on December 11 , 2013 in a game that '' The Trentonian '' dubbed the " battle for New Jersey . " On March 30 , 2014 , the '' Home News Tribune '' reported that Princeton and Rutgers would not play each other in the upcoming season and that Princeton coach Mitch Henderson expressed hope that the series would resume in the near future . The series was also not played in the 2015 – 16 season
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Princeton–Rutgers rivalry