Rutgers 66-63 Seton Hall (December 14, 2024) Game Recap

Rutgers 66-63 Seton Hall (December 14, 2024) Game Recap

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Dylan Harper hit a deep 3-pointer as time expired to give Rutgers a 66-63 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday.

Harper had given the Scarlet Knights a four-point lead with a short throw in the final minute, but he and teammate Ace Bailey each missed two free throws, so Isaiah Coleman tied the game with a basket and two free throws with 6.4 seconds left could. Harper took the inbounds, dribbled down the floor and hit the game-winning 3-pointer.

Harper, the country’s leading freshman scorer, made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points. Bailey added 21 for Rutgers (7-4), which shot 53%.

Coleman scored 15 points, Yacine Toumi had 10 and Emmanuel Ogbole had 10 rebounds and eight points for Seton Hall (5-6), which shot 46%.

Both teams were poor from the foul line, with Rutgers making just 13 of 28 and Seton Hall 6 of 13, while the Scarlet Knights’ late misses made for a tight final minute.

Seton Hall led by six at halftime and 10 early in the second half. Harper scored 11 points in a 20-6 run to give Rutgers the lead and the first of six lead changes in the final 10 minutes.

The Pirates took advantage of Rutgers’ eleven turnovers in the first half and took a 33-27 lead. They accounted for the most turnovers of the Scarlet Knights in any half this season, but only had four in the second half.

Rutgers beat its New Jersey rival in 11 straight games for the first time since 2015.

Seton Hall opens Big East play at Villanova on Tuesday. Rutgers plays Princeton in a neutral site game on December 21 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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