In a must win situation, the Scarlet Knights traveled to Tampa to play the University of South Florida. They scored early and often. Opening a 14-point lead by half time and never giving any back, the Knights maintained their advantage winning 65-51.
Big East leading scorer, Quincy Douby had 33 points to lead all scorers.
Rutgers (15-11, 5-8) also received a tremendous floor game from freshman guard Anthony Farmer, who tallied 15 points, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and dished out two assists while still feeling the effects sof [sic] a bruised right shoulder. Junior swingman Marquis Webb added 10 points, five rebounds and twwo [sic] assists and played a major role in an RU defensive effort that limited the Bulls to 34.8% shooting from the field.
(Game Story and stats here.)
Rutgers is now 15-11, 5-8 in the BIG EAST.
South Florida falls to 6-19 and 0-12 in the BIG EAST.
After dealing with questions about Gary Waters’ status all week, the road victory (something RU has had problems with in the past) had to have been a satisfying one. Coupled with a loss by St. John’s earlier in the day, the win boosts Rutgers’ chances of advancing to the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in March. The loss virtually guarantees South Florida will be one of the four teams not invited to participate.
Rutgers’ next game is against Georgetown in Washington, DC on Wednesday, February 22 with a 7:30 PM tip-off.
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