In their first ever meeting, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated the Golden Eagles of Marquette in a huge Big East game 91-84.
Quincy Douby had 14-points in the first half and then went scoreless in the first 10 minutes of the second half but then he caught fire. He finished with a game-high 32 points including 5 for 11 shooting from beyond the three-point line.
Anthony Farmer picked up the slack in the second half scoring all of his 14 points after the break before leaving the game early due to his tender shoulder. Ollie Bailey added 12 points and 7 rebounds and Jimmie Inglis came off the bench to score 10 points. Marquis Webb had 5 points and 6 rebounds, but proved most valuable as a defender, shutting down James in the second half. Including Inglis’ 10, the RU bench provided 24 points.
Dominic James’ 22 points led Marquette with Steve Novak (18 points) and Jerel McNeal (13 points) also scoring in double figures.
The Scarlet Knights shot 50% from the field on 29-58 shooting and 45% (9-20) from beyond the arc.
(Game Story and stats here.)
Rutgers improves to 14-10, 4-7 BIG EAST. Marquette falls to 16-8, 6-5 BIG EAST.
The Scarlet Knights play host to the St. John’s Redstorm on Wednesday at the RAC. The game will be televised on FSNY starting at 7:30 PM. St. John’s is currently 13th in the Big East while Rutgers is 12th. Only the top 12 teams will be in the Big East Tournament in Madison Square Garden starting March 8th. Rutgers has five games left: a home and away pair with both St. John’s and South Florida and a single game at Georgetown.
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