Rutgers 73-64 NJIT (8 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

NJIT Highlanders

5-4, 0-3 away

	1	2	T
NJIT	32	32	64
RUTG	33	40	73

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

7-3, 7-2 home

TIME		NJIT	RUTG
19:41	Abdul Lewis made Jumper.	2	0
19:30	Foul on Diandre Wilson.	2	0
19:27	Geo Baker Turnover.	2	0
19:27	Reilly Walsh Steal.	2	0
19:14	Anthony Tarke missed Jumper.	2	0
19:14	Deshawn Freeman Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:55	Geo Baker Turnover.	2	0
18:53	Anthony Tarke Steal.	2	0
18:53	Anthony Tarke made Dunk.	4	0
18:28	Deshawn Freeman missed Layup.	4	0
18:28	Reilly Walsh Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:03	Reilly Walsh missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:03	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	4	0
17:50	Foul on Anthony Tarke.	4	0
17:47	Deshawn Freeman Turnover.	4	0
17:31	Diandre Wilson missed Jumper.	4	0
17:31	Reilly Walsh Offensive Rebound.	4	0
17:28	Anthony Tarke made Layup. Assisted by Reilly Walsh.	6	0
17:14	Mike Williams missed Jumper.	6	0
17:14	Mike Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	0
17:07	Foul on Shyquan Gibbs.	6	0
17:05	Mike Williams Turnover.	6	0
17:05	Anthony Tarke Steal.	6	0
16:37	Diandre Wilson missed Layup.	6	0
16:36	Abdul Lewis Offensive Rebound.	6	0
16:35	Abdul Lewis missed Two Point Tip Shot.	6	0
16:34	Abdul Lewis Offensive Rebound.	6	0
16:34	Foul on Shaquille Doorson.	6	0
16:34	Abdul Lewis missed Free Throw.	6	0
16:34	NJIT Deadball Team Rebound.	6	0
16:34	Abdul Lewis made Free Throw.	7	0
16:17	San Antonio Brinson Turnover.	7	0
15:52	Anthony Tarke Turnover.	7	0
15:52	Corey Sanders Steal.	7	0
15:38	Eugene Omoruyi missed Layup.	7	0
15:38	Donovan Greer Defensive Rebound.	7	0
15:31	Donovan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.	7	0
15:31	Shaquille Doorson Defensive Rebound.	7	0
15:24	Eugene Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Geo Baker.	7	2
15:17	Official TV Timeout	7	2
15:03	Anthony Tarke made Layup.	9	2
14:55	Foul on Donovan Greer.	9	2
14:55	Mike Williams made Free Throw.	9	3
14:55	Mike Williams made Free Throw.	9	4
14:33	Abdul Lewis missed Layup.	9	4
14:33	Eugene Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.	9	4
14:25	Geo Baker made Jumper.	9	6
14:06	Donovan Greer missed Three Point Jumper.	9	6
14:06	Candido Sa Defensive Rebound.	9	6
14:06	Foul on Abdul Lewis.	9	6
13:51	Eugene Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Geo Baker.	9	8
13:30	Anthony Tarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Greer.	12	8
13:17	Corey Sanders missed Jumper.	12	8
13:17	Candido Sa Offensive Rebound.	12	8
13:11	Foul on Abdul Lewis.	12	8
13:11	Eugene Omoruyi made Free Throw.	12	9
13:11	Eugene Omoruyi missed Free Throw.	12	9
13:11	Mohamed Bendary Defensive Rebound.	12	9
13:11	Foul on Candido Sa.	12	9
12:54	Zach Cooks missed Three Point Jumper.	12	9
12:54	Candido Sa Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:38	Candido Sa Turnover.	12	9
12:37	Zach Cooks Steal.	12	9
12:30	Diandre Wilson missed Layup.	12	9
12:30	Geo Baker Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:15	Deshawn Freeman made Layup.	12	11
11:55	Anthony Tarke missed Three Point Jumper.	12	11
11:55	Mohamed Bendary Offensive Rebound.	12	11
11:52	Mohamed Bendary Turnover.	12	11
11:50	Deshawn Freeman Steal.	12	11
11:46	Official TV Timeout	12	11
11:36	Mike Williams Turnover.	12	11
11:36	Anthony Tarke Steal.	12	11
11:36	Anthony Tarke made Layup.	14	11
11:36	Foul on Souf Mensah.	14	11
11:36	Anthony Tarke missed Free Throw.	14	11
11:36	Mamadou Doucoure Defensive Rebound.	14	11
11:13	Mamadou Doucoure missed Jumper.	14	11
11:13	Anthony Tarke Defensive Rebound.	14	11
10:59	Mohamed Bendary Turnover.	14	11
10:58	Geo Baker Steal.	14	11
10:54	Mike Williams made Layup.	14	13
10:38	Chris Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
10:38	Mamadou Doucoure Defensive Rebound.	14	13
10:31	Souf Mensah Turnover.	14	13
10:30	Zach Cooks Steal.	14	13
10:28	Mohamed Bendary Turnover.	14	13
10:27	Mike Williams Steal.	14	13
10:04	Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
10:04	Mohamed Bendary Defensive Rebound.	14	13
9:56	Diandre Wilson missed Layup.	14	13
9:56	Geo Baker Block.	14	13
9:55	NJIT Offensive Rebound.	14	13
9:49	Mohamed Bendary Turnover.	14	13
9:32	Corey Sanders made Jumper.	14	15
9:32	Foul on Donovan Greer.	14	15
9:32	Corey Sanders missed Free Throw.	14	15
9:32	Donovan Greer Defensive Rebound.	14	15
9:09	Abdul Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Shyquan Gibbs.	16	15
8:57	Issa Thiam made Three Point Jumper.	16	18
8:33	Abdul Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Greer.	18	18
8:24	Corey Sanders made Layup.	18	20
8:24	Foul on Shyquan Gibbs.	18	20
8:24	Corey Sanders missed Free Throw.	18	20
8:24	Abdul Lewis Defensive Rebound.	18	20
8:13	Abdul Lewis made Layup.	20	20
8:00	Deshawn Freeman made Layup.	20	22
7:46	Abdul Lewis missed Layup.	20	22
7:46	Geo Baker Defensive Rebound.	20	22
7:38	Issa Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.	20	22
7:38	Deshawn Freeman Offensive Rebound.	20	22
7:31	Eugene Omoruyi missed Layup.	20	22
7:31	San Antonio Brinson Block.	20	22
7:30	Shyquan Gibbs Defensive Rebound.	20	22
7:26	Donovan Greer missed Layup.	20	22
7:26	Issa Thiam Block.	20	22
7:25	Geo Baker Defensive Rebound.	20	22
7:11	Issa Thiam made Jumper.	20	24
6:55	Donovan Greer Turnover.	20	24
6:52	Corey Sanders Steal.	20	24
6:52	Foul on Eugene Omoruyi.	20	24
6:52	Foul on Abdul Lewis.	20	24
6:52	Official TV Timeout	20	24
6:52	Geo Baker missed Jumper.	20	24
6:52	Anthony Tarke Defensive Rebound.	20	24
6:47	Anthony Tarke missed Layup.	20	24
6:47	Issa Thiam Defensive Rebound.	20	24
6:16	Corey Sanders missed Layup.	20	24
6:16	Anthony Tarke Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:59	Shyquan Gibbs missed Jumper.	20	24
5:59	Rutgers Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:43	Issa Thiam made Jumper. Assisted by Deshawn Freeman.	20	26
5:18	Anthony Tarke missed Jumper.	20	26
5:18	Issa Thiam Defensive Rebound.	20	26
5:09	Geo Baker Turnover.	20	26
5:07	Diandre Wilson Steal.	20	26
4:51	Anthony Tarke made Jumper. Assisted by Diandre Wilson.	22	26
4:38	Foul on Shyquan Gibbs.	22	26
4:38	Corey Sanders missed Free Throw.	22	26
4:38	Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.	22	26
4:38	Corey Sanders made Free Throw.	22	27
4:21	Reilly Walsh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diandre Wilson.	25	27
4:03	Mike Williams made Layup.	25	29
3:36	Diandre Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	25	29
3:36	Mohamed Bendary Offensive Rebound.	25	29
3:34	Mohamed Bendary made Layup.	27	29
3:17	Candido Sa made Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sanders.	27	31
3:00	Anthony Tarke missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
3:00	Corey Sanders Defensive Rebound.	27	31
2:51	Issa Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
2:51	Mike Williams Offensive Rebound.	27	31
2:49	Mike Williams Turnover.	27	31
2:49	Reilly Walsh Steal.	27	31
2:49	Official TV Timeout	27	31
2:23	Mohamed Bendary made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cooks.	29	31
1:58	Mike Williams Turnover.	29	31
1:58	Reilly Walsh Steal.	29	31
1:36	Diandre Wilson missed Layup.	29	31
1:36	Anthony Tarke Offensive Rebound.	29	31
1:17	Anthony Tarke missed Jumper.	29	31
1:17	Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.	29	31
1:03	Foul on Geo Baker.	29	31
1:03	Geo Baker Turnover.	29	31
0:41	Zach Cooks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Tarke.	32	31
0:41	NJIT Timeout	32	31
0:22	Deshawn Freeman made Jumper.	32	33
0:05	Zach Cooks missed Layup.	32	33
0:05	Mamadou Doucoure Block.	32	33
0:04	Zach Cooks Offensive Rebound.	32	33
0:01	Diandre Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	32	33
0:00	Mamadou Doucoure Defensive Rebound.	32	33
0:00	End of 1st half	32	33

Jersey Mike’s Arena

12:00 AM, 8 December 2017

Piscataway, NJ

Attendance: 3,732

Referees:
Larry Scirotto
Earl Walton
Robert Riley

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Bryant	0-0	-	1-0
UMBC	0-0	-	1-0
UMass Lowell	0-0	-	1-0
Vermont	0-0	-	1-0
Binghamton	0-0	-	0-1
Maine	0-0	-	0-1
NJIT	0-0	-	0-1
New Hampshire	0-0	-	0-1
UAlbany	0-0	-	0-1

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Illinois	0-0	-	1-0
Iowa	0-0	-	1-0
Maryland	0-0	-	1-0
Michigan	0-0	-	1-0
Michigan State	0-0	-	1-0
Nebraska	0-0	-	1-0
Northwestern	0-0	-	1-0
Ohio State	0-0	-	1-0
Oregon	0-0	-	1-0
Penn State	0-0	-	1-0
Purdue	0-0	-	1-0
UCLA	0-0	-	1-0
USC	0-0	-	1-0
Wisconsin	0-0	-	1-0
Indiana	0-0	-	0-0
Minnesota	0-0	-	0-0
Rutgers	0-0	-	0-0
Washington	0-0	-	0-0

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