Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Evon Burroughs, # Bill McCarthy, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 3906
St. Peter's 56, Rutgers 52: Yvon Raymond drilled a 3-pointer to snap a tie with just over one minute to play as the visiting Peacocks overcame a seven-point deficit midway through the second half to stun their Garden State rival in the season opener for both squads.
Delaware State transfer Desi Washington scored a game-high 18 points and Markese Tucker added 11 off the bench for St. Peter's, which was picked to finish last in the 10-team Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference this season.
The Peacocks began to chip away after Myles Mack gave the Scarlet Knights their largest lead of the night at 42-35 with a 3-pointer with 10:25 remaining.
St. Peter's, which posted a 5-26 mark last season, claimed the lead at 51-49 as Blaise Ffrench found Raymond, who connected on his team's fifth 3-pointer with 1:09 left.
Kansas State transfer Wally Judge had a team-high 11 points before fouling out for Rutgers, which committed 17 turnovers and finished 2-of-13 from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK: St. Peter's Darius Conley, who entered the game questionable with an ankle injury, had 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. ... Peacocks power forward Patrick Jackson, who formerly played for Rutgers, did not score a point. ... St. Peter's defeated Rutgers for just the third time in 14 meetings.
| St. Peter's | Rutgers | |
| Desi Washington 18 | Scoring | Wally Judge 11 |
| Blaise Ffrench 9 | Assists | Dane Miller 4 |
| Desi Washington 6 | Rebounds | Wally Judge 12 |
| Desi Washington 3 | Free Throws Made | Wally Judge 5 |
| Desi Washington 3 | Steals | Austin Johnson 1 |
| N/A | Blocks | Wally Judge 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| St. Peter's | 56 | 45.8 | 5-16 | 7-14 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Rutgers | 52 | 35.8 | 2-13 | 12-18 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 18 |