GAME RECAPS Seton Hall at Rutgers 2/8/12 • 9 p.m. • The RAC
Rutgers at Notre Dame 2/15/12 • 7 p.m. • Purcell Pavilion
VISITORS: Seton Hall 16-8, 5-7 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 02 MOBLEY f 1-6 1-3 0-0 2 8 10 4 3 3 2 0 0 32 15 POPE f 5-9 1-1 1-2 4 8 12 4 12 0 3 0 1 32 23 EDWIN f 3-8 0-3 3-4 2 7 9 2 9 2 2 0 4 36 01 THEODORE g 8-15 1-3 7-8 2 0 2 2 24 3 3 0 3 37 04 COSBY g 3-8 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 4 9 1 2 0 2 33 13 KARLIS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 WILSON 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 33 AUDA 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 17 TEAM 1 1 2
VISITORS: Rutgers 12-14, 4-9 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min f 0-5 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 17 22 JACK 55 BIRUTA f 3-7 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 6 1 3 1 0 24 01 SEAGEARS g 1-3 0-1 2-2 3 1 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 27 05 CARTER g 4-8 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 4 10 0 4 0 1 24 11 MILLER g 5-14 0-3 1-3 2 10 12 3 11 1 1 0 2 30 04 MACK 2-7 1-3 2-3 0 2 2 2 7 2 1 0 0 26 10 POOLE 4-7 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 9 2 1 2 1 26 15 RANDALL 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 10 21 JOHNSON 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 23 RIGOGLIOSO 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 35 LEWIS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 44 KUHN 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 TEAM 1 1 2
Totals 21-49 6-17 11-14 11 27 38 19 59 10 19 0 10 200
HOME TEAM: Rutgers 12-13, 4-8 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 2-6 1-3 1-2 1 3 4 3 6 2 2 3 0 25 21 JOHNSON f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 17 55 BIRUTA f 1-5 0-0 5-7 2 4 6 3 7 0 3 1 0 22 01 SEAGEARS g 2-7 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 2 7 1 2 0 0 20 05 CARTER g 4-12 2-7 3-4 1 3 4 4 13 1 4 1 2 36 04 MACK 0-9 0-6 3-4 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 31 10 POOLE 6-9 2-4 0-0 2 2 4 1 14 3 0 1 2 27 15 RANDALL 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 JACK 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 1 2 15 35 LEWIS 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 TEAM 1 2 3
Totals 17-54 6-23 14-20 12 18 30 20 54 8 16 8 10 200
Officials: Jim Burr, Tony Greene, Tim Clougherty Technical fouls: Seton Hall-POPE, Herb; MOBLEY, Brandon. Rutgers-CARTER, Eli. Attendance: 6603 Score by Periods Seton Hall Rutgers
1st 26 28
2nd 33 26
Total 59 54
Game Notables: • Mike Poole matched his career high with 14 points. The sophomore posted double-figures for the fifth time this season, 10th time in his career. The sophomore filled the stat sheet with four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. • It marked the first time Poole has paced RU in scoring this season, third time in his career. • It was the first time since Richmond (18 games) that neither Mack nor Carter paced the Scarlet Knights. • Carter posted double-figures for the 19th time this season. Carter has scored 10-plus in five of the last seven games. • RU moves to 1-4 when Biruta records just one field goal. • Rutgers falls to 26-35 all-time against Seton Hall, winning two of the last four. Of the last 16 meetings, 14 have been decided by six points or less or in overtime, including this five-point loss. • RU moves to 15-15 in the series at home. • The Scarlet Knights drop to 8-4 when leading at the half. • Kadeem Jack saw seven minutes of action in the first half, the most for the freshman this season. He ended the game with a career high four points and three rebounds in a personal-best 15 minutes. • Rutgers forced Seton Hall into 13 first half turnovers, the most for an opponent since UConn on Jan. 7. • Of the 10 players that saw action, five scored six-plus points. • Rutgers swiped 10 steals, for the second-straight contest and eighth this season. • RU falls to 4-10 when less than three players score in doublefigures. • The .315 percent shooting from the field marked the lowest for RU this season and the worst since Louisville last year on Feb. 22.
Totals 22-56 3-14 6-10 12 23 35 26 53 10 13 5 5 200
HOME TEAM: Notre Dame 18-8, 10-3 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 45 COOLEY f 8-13 0-0 6-9 8 10 18 2 22 1 3 1 0 32 00 ATKINS g 2-9 1-2 5-7 0 2 2 0 10 8 0 0 1 39 14 MARTIN g 1-5 0-1 5-6 1 1 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 38 22 GRANT g 2-5 1-2 6-6 0 2 2 2 11 3 3 0 1 36 24 CONNAUGHTON g 3-7 3-6 1-1 0 5 5 1 10 0 1 0 0 22 04 CROWLEY 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 DRAGICEVICH 3-7 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 3 8 1 1 0 0 25 25 KNIGHT 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 32 BROOKS 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 33 BROGHAMMER 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 3 5
Totals 20-50 7-16 24-32 13 24 37 13 71 16 9 1 2 200
Officials: Karl Hess, Les Jones, Wally Rutecki Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Notre Dame-None. Attendance: 7557 Score by Periods Rutgers Notre Dame
1st 28 33
2nd 25 38
Total 53 71
Game Notables: • Dane Miller posted his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds, including 10 and 10 in the first half. It was the first time the junior has ever posted a doubledouble in the first half. • It marked the first time this year Miller has scored doubledigits over the first 20 minutes and the fifth time in his career. • Miller scored double-digits for the eighth time this season. RU is 6-2 when the junior scores 10-plus. • Miller led the team in scoring for just the second time this season, seventh of his career. • Rutgers moves to 13-18 all-time against Notre Dame, including 10-13 in BIG EAST regular season play. RU was looking for its first win at UND since 1999 and its first season defeating three ranked opponents since 2001-02. • Eli Carter scored double-figures for the team-leading 20th time this season with 10 points. • Kadeem Jack earned his first career start at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have gone with seven different lineups through 26 games this season. • Charlie Rigoglioso saw his first action since at West Virginia on Jan. 14. Mike Kuhn also saw his first action since at WVU. Kuhn scored his first basket of the season. • RU falls to 4-11 when less than three players score in doublefigures. • The Scarlet Knights fall to 0-7 when scoring less than 60 points.
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