Tonight, in a hard fought, tight game, the Charlotte 49ers defeated the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers tied the game at 70 with 5:40 remaining and it was see-saw from there on out.
With seconds to go and the score 83-80, Rutgers in bounded under the 49ers basket went quickly down the court and Farmer scored a 2-point basket making it 83-82. Then with just 5.9 seconds to go Farmer fouled Goldwire, a 90% foul shooter, who netted both shots making it 85-82. RU in bounded went up the court and, as the buzzer went off, missed the final shot.
Both teams shot over 50% for the game (Charlotte 55%, RU 52%) but it was Charlotte’s foul shooting that spelled the difference. The 49er, usually a poor shooting team from the line, came through with excellent free-throw shooting (77%) to put the game away in the end. (RU shot 82% from the stripe on fewer shots.)
RU had only 9 turnovers and shot 82% from the free throw line but it just wasn’t enough.
Quincy Douby led Rutgers in scoring with 29 points.
Full story and stats here.
The loss was the first for Rutgers at home this year. They are now 7-1 at home.
Next up for the Scarlet is a New Years’ Eve game against Princeton. Tip off will be at 2:00 PM at the RAC.
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