National Basketball Association
Rutgers 116, Stillman 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 25, 2013
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials:
# Lionel Butler, # Lee Jones, # Alfred Smith
Attendance:
392
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Rutgers 116, Stillman 89: Myles Mack collected a season-high 23
points to lead six players in double figures as the Scarlet Knights crushed
the Tigers in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Wally Judge and
J.J. Moore each scored 20 points for the Scarlet Knights (4-3), who finished
with their highest output since 1992 by shooting a season-best 60.3 percent
from the field. Judge had a game-high 13 rebounds while Moore grabbed seven
rebounds and was 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.
D'Von Campbell
and Malick Kone came off the Rutgers bench for 17 and 11 points, respectively,
with Kadeem Jack contributing 10 points. Jeff Wherry had a game-high 24 points
for the Tigers (1-6), who lost their fourth in a row, while Daniel Bryant hit
for 22 points off the bench and Markeith Madison chipped in 17 points.
The Scarlet
Knights came in as the ninth-worst shooting team in the American Athletic
Conference, but shot a scorching 70 percent from the floor and 3-point
territory in the first half to take a 60-51 lead at the intermission. Madison
and Moore each had a trio of treys in the half as Rutgers was 7-for-10 from
deep.
Rutgers put the
game away with a 12-0 run to open the second half. The Scarlet Knights steadily pulled away despite Wherry's eight 3-pointers for the Tigers, who never led in the
game.
GAME NOTEBOOK:
The 60 points in the first half were the most by the Scarlet
Knights since they scored 61 in 2006 against Seton Hall. ... Rutgers reached 100
points for the first time since 2004. ... Junior Etoh had eight boards off the bench as the Scarlet Knights outrebounded the Tigers 52-32.
Top Game Performances
Stillman |
|
Rutgers |
Jeff Wherry 24 |
Scoring |
Myles Mack 23 |
Daniel Bryant 6 |
Assists |
Jerome Seagears 7 |
Justin Harris 5 |
Rebounds |
Wally Judge 13 |
Daniel Bryant 12 |
Free Throws Made |
J.J. Moore 7 |
Daniel Bryant 3 |
Steals |
Myles Mack 2 |
Justin Harris 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Stillman |
89 |
34.2 |
13-40 |
24-27 |
18 |
31 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
Rutgers
|
116 |
60.3 |
11-22 |
23-30 |
23 |
49 |
0 |
5 |
15 |