GAME RECAPS Stony Brook vs Rutgers 12/17/11 • Noon • Madison Square Garden
NJIT at Rutgers 12/22/11 • 7:30 p.m. • The RAC
VISITORS: Stony Brook 3-6 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 RAPIER f 2-5 0-1 5-7 1 1 2 4 9 0 4 0 2 33 23 JOYNER f 0-7 0-0 2-2 6 3 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 28 24 BRENTON f 3-6 0-0 5-6 7 5 12 2 11 4 4 1 0 31 05 COLEY g 5-14 3-4 4-4 1 0 1 3 17 1 2 0 1 30 10 DOUGHER g 4-17 3-13 3-4 2 3 5 4 14 2 1 0 2 37 01 BRACEY 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 02 CARTER 0 2-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 04 JACKSON 0-2 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 12 ROUSE 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 20 15 HAYES 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 McALISTER 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 1 5 6
VISITORS: NJIT 4-6 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 20 Wilkerson f 3-14 2-5 2-2 2 5 7 3 10 4 4 1 1 34 33 Regis c 3-3 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 4 6 0 2 4 0 22 01 Flores g 5-16 0-6 2-2 0 3 3 2 12 4 1 0 1 36 02 Miller g 3-5 0-0 2-3 0 1 1 1 8 0 1 0 2 29 14 Woods g 0-3 0-2 2-3 0 3 3 4 2 1 2 0 2 18 00 Jones 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 03 Kearse 4-7 2-5 2-3 0 1 1 2 12 2 1 0 0 26 05 Schickel 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 Silcott 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 Frick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 Ohri 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 50 McCarthy 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 5 0 1 1 3 0 17 TEAM 2 3 5
Totals 16-60 7-24 19-24 21 19 40 18 58 8 16 1 5 200
HOME TEAM: Rutgers 6-5 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 JOHNSON f 4-7 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 9 0 1 0 1 28 55 BIRUTA f 5-9 0-0 3-3 1 3 4 4 13 3 2 1 1 33 01 SEAGEARS g 3-8 0-1 2-2 3 1 4 3 8 2 0 1 0 30 05 CARTER g 4-8 0-3 3-6 0 6 6 3 11 1 5 0 2 28 11 MILLER g 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 5 0 2 4 5 1 27 04 MACK 7-8 2-3 6-6 0 2 2 1 22 1 2 0 3 28 10 POOLE 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 2 0 24 15 RANDALL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 3 5 8
Totals 24-46 2-7 17-22 9 25 34 21 67 9 15 9 8 200
Officials: John Cahill, John Gaffney, Lamar Simpson Technical fouls: Stony Brook-None. Rutgers-None. Attendance: 2500
Score by Periods Stony Brook Rutgers
1st 26 31
2nd 32 36
Total 58 67
Game Notables: • Myles Mack broke his career high with 22 points, scoring doublefigures for the fifth time this season and 20-plus for the second. • Eli Carter notched double-digits for the eighth time in his career with 11 points. The guard also led the Scarlet Knights in rebounding with six boards, the first time he has paced RU in rebounding. • For the seventh time in the last nine games and the 26th time in his career, Gilvydas Biruta notched double-digits with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting. • Rutgers moves to 4-1 when three-or-more players score in double-figures. • With five blocks, Dane Miller moves to No. 8 on the Rutgers all-time career blocks list with 106, passing JR Inman (2005-09). • For the game, the RU defense held SBU to 26.7 (16-of-60) percent shooting, the first time Rutgers has held an opponent to under 30 percent this season. It marked the lowest an opponent has shot since Nov. 20, 2009 against Drexel (17-of-64, .266). • Rutgers defense held Stony Brook to without a field goal for 8:34 (9:48-1:14) of the first half. The Scarlet Knights forced the Seawolves to 7-of-25 (.280) shooting for the period. • RU has held a team to eight-or-less field goals six times in a half this season. • The Scarlet Knights have forced the last nine opponents into 15-plus turnovers (16 vs. Stony Brook). • Mike Rice went with his fifth different starting five in the last six games with Seagears, Carter, Miller, Johnson and Biruta. Biruta is the lone Scarlet Knight to start all 11 contests. • The Scarlet Knights move to 3-0 all-time against Stony Brook and 27-7 vs. current members of the America East.
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Totals 19-54 5-20 10-15 5 23 28 24 53 12 15 8 6 200
HOME TEAM: Rutgers 7-5 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 11 MILLER f 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 5 6 1 3 2 1 2 1 30 21 JOHNSON f 4-5 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 3 10 0 2 0 1 24 55 BIRUTA f 5-11 0-0 5-6 3 4 7 3 15 1 1 0 0 24 01 SEAGEARS g 3-9 0-3 3-3 3 2 5 1 9 4 0 1 2 30 05 CARTER g 3-13 0-4 4-8 1 6 7 2 10 5 2 1 2 27 04 MACK 5-10 2-6 4-4 0 3 3 0 16 2 5 1 1 25 10 POOLE 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 4 8 1 3 1 2 15 15 RANDALL 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 9 23 RIGOGLIOSO 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 35 LEWIS 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 10 44 KUHN 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 3 3 6 Totals 27-62 2-14 21-28 18 33 51 17 77 15 15 7 9 200
Officials: Gary Prager, Bill McCarthy, Clarence Armstrong Technical fouls: NJIT-None. Rutgers-None. Attendance: 2877 Score by Periods NJIT Rutgers
1st 32 32
2nd 21 45
Total 53 77
Game Notables: • Rutgers outrebounded NJIT by a 51-28 (23-board) margin. The last time the Scarlet Knights outrebounded an opponent by that margin was Nov. 26, 2001 against Stony Brook. RU grabbed 50 rebounds to SBU’s 21 (29-rebound margin). • RU rises to 7-1 when scoring 62-plus points. The Scarlet Knights are 4-0 when scoring 77 or more points. • For the eighth time in the last 10 games and the 27th time in his career, Gilvydas Biruta notched double-digits with 15 points, adding seven rebounds. • For the second time this season and the fifth time in his career, Austin Johnson scored double-figures with 10 points. • For the fifth time in the last eight games, and second-straight, Myles Mack dropped in double-digits with 16 points. The rookie led the team in scoring for the third time. • Eli Carter led the team in rebounding for the second time this season with seven boards. The freshman added 10 points, the ninth time he has scored double-figures. • The Scarlet Knights held the Highlanders to without a field goal for 5:16 (17:24-12:08) in the second half, flipping a 42-34 deficit into a 52-42 lead (18-0 run). Overall, the Scarlet Knights ripped off a 43-11 run to end the game. • The Scarlet Knights held their eighth opponent to under 40 percent shooting, as the Highlanders shot 35.2 percent. • The Scarlet Knights have forced the last 10 opponents into 15-plus turnovers (15 vs. NJIT). • Rutgers holds a 5-0 advantage over NJIT in the all-time series, including a 4-0 mark at the RAC.