utgers improved its record to 10-3 against the Princeton Tigers. It was the 112th meeting to the two teams. At half-time Rutgers lead 24-18 thanks in part to free-throws and turnovers. The Scarlet Knights opened a 33-20 lead in the second half but Princeton went on a 14 – 2 run to close the lead to just one at 35-34. RU and PU then traded shots for several minutes as RU’s lead went from 1 to 3 and back to 1 before Princeton knotted it at 42 with 5:08 remaining on a 3-point shot by PU’s Noah Savage. Savage at one point made five 3-pointers in a row. RU then went on a 12-2 run aided by turnovers, blocks and steals to make the final score 54-44
Quincy Douby led RU in rebounds (unusual) and in scoring (not unusual) with 23 points. Webb added 10 points, and Farmer 9 points (all in the second half). Douby leads the Big East in scoring with a 22.8 points-per-game average so he was right on the numbers today.
Noah Savage had 17 points for PU including those five 3-pointers.
Rutgers appeared at the free-throw line 28 times making 18 for only 64%, well below their season average of 75%. Still, Princeton only had 4 appearances at the free-throw line giving RU a big advantage.
PU out rebounded RU 24 – 23 but committed 24 turnovers on its way to a 2-9 start.
Half-time:
Score Rutgers 24-Princeton 18
Turnovers at the half: PU 13, RU 8
Full story and stats can be read here.
RU next plays host to Seton Hall next Saturday, Jan 7th at 2:00 PM in RU’s Big East opener.
From the Rutgers’ Press Guide:
The Tigers have struggled offensively this season and enter the Rutgers game with a 43.9 scoring average. Princeton is shooting .358 from the field and .339 from three-point range. Defensively, Princeton allows just 54.8
So the Tigers average score for the year would be 55-44. Pretty close, no.
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