National Basketball Association
Rutgers 50, Penn St. 46
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials:
# D.J. Carstensen, # Pat Driscoll, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
7158
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Rutgers 50, Penn State 46: Kadeem Jack recorded 12 points, including a key free throw with 9.8 seconds left, and grabbed 11 rebounds as the host Scarlet Knights won their first-ever Big Ten contest.
Myles Mack contributed 10 points and seven rebounds for Rutgers (9-6, 1-1 Big Ten), which held the Nittany Lions to 28.8 percent from the field. Greg Lewis also grabbed seven rebounds as the Scarlet Knights won the battle on the boards 44-36 and held on despite making only four field goals in the second half.
D.J. Newbill led the way with 14 points on 4-of-17 shooting from the field and rimmed out a 3-pointer that could have tied the game at 49 with just over 10 seconds left for Penn State (12-3, 0-2). Brandon Taylor had 10 points and seven rebounds while Shep Garner and John Johnson each scored eight for the Nittany Lions.
Rutgers sprinted to a 13-3 lead as Penn State failed to make a field goal for more than seven minutes before Johnson’s 3-pointer. Mack scored eight and the Nittany Lions shot just 5-of-26 from the field in the opening 20 minutes as the Scarlet Knights led by as many as 14 before settling for a 30-19 lead at intermission.
Garner and Taylor each nailed a 3-pointer to open the second half and Penn State battled back within 40-38 after another Taylor 3-pointer with just over six minutes left. Jack's twisting layup made it 47-44 with 1:31 left and Newbill answered inside with 29.2 seconds to go, but Mack drained two free throws to help Rutgers hold on.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jack notched his ninth career double-double and second of the season. … Rutgers has won five of the last six meetings between the two former Atlantic 10 conference members, but trails the overall series 37-30. … Penn State lost for the first time in seven games decided by five points or fewer this season.
Top Game Performances
Penn St. |
|
Rutgers |
D.J. Newbill 14 |
Scoring |
Kadeem Jack 12 |
D.J. Newbill 4 |
Assists |
Kadeem Jack 2 |
Brandon Taylor 7 |
Rebounds |
Kadeem Jack 11 |
D.J. Newbill 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Bishop Daniels 6 |
D.J. Newbill 3 |
Steals |
Bishop Daniels 1 |
Jordan Dickerson 1 |
Blocks |
Greg Lewis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Penn St.
|
46 |
28.8 |
5-27 |
11-17 |
8 |
32 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Rutgers
|
50 |
30.0 |
3-13 |
17-28 |
6 |
42 |
8 |
1 |
13 |