The struggling Scarlet Knights met the surging Pirates of Seton Hall in the Meadowlands’ Continental Airlines Arena this afternoon and Rutgers came up short again, 73-67.
Quincy Douby, the Big East’s leading scorer, had a game high 28 points including five three-pointers against the Pirates. As a team, Rutgers shot 51.9 percent on 29-for-52 from the field and 42.1 percent (8-for-19) from beyond the three-point line. They closed to within one at 65-64 with three minutes to go but Seton Hall held off the Knights forcing some poor shot selection down the stretch.
Rutgers played without the services of Adrian Hill for the second game and then lost JR Inman late in the first half when he aggravated a leg injury.
Jamar Nutter had 16 points in the first half to give Seton Hall a 41-32 lead going in to the break. He finished the game with a team high 22. Kelly Whitney added 20 points for the Pirates.
With the loss, Rutgers falls to 13-9, 3-6 in the Big East.
Seton Hall improves to 14-6, 5-3 in the Big East.
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The Scarlet Knights travel to South Bend to take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame on Wednesday, February 8th. Tip off will be at 7:30 PM.
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