EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- A hot-shooting Seton Hall squad converted
55 percent from the floor (29-of-53) to snap Rutgers' four-game winning
streak, with an 85-58 victory Saturday night at the Continental Airlines Arena
in East Rutherford, NJ.
In a match-up of two New Jersey rivals, Seton Hall (15-5, 5-3 BIG EAST) opened
up an early 23-8 lead nine minutes into the contest and never looked back,
handing Rutgers (13-7, 5-5 BIG EAST) the loss.
Rutgers, which ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense,
allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent or better from the field for an entire
game for only the second time this season.
Junior guard Ricky Shields (Upper Marlboro, MD) and senior forward Herve Lamizana
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast) led Rutgers with 14 points apiece. Lamizana finished
with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Freshman guard Quincy Douby (Brooklyn, NY), the reigning BIG EAST Rookie of
the Week, continued to shine for the Scarlet Knights. For the fifth time in
the past six games, Douby registered double-digits in the scoring column with
13 points, including a pair of threes in 23 minutes of action.
Andre Barrett had a game-high 20 points for a Seton Hall team that saw five
Pirates score in double digits.
As a team, Rutgers was held to 21-54 (.328) for the game, its lowest of the
season.
The Scarlet Knights return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 10, traveling to Syracuse
for a BIG EAST tilt with the defending national champion Orangemen at 7 p.m.
POSTGAME NOTES
SHIELDS MOVES UP THE CHART
Junior guard Ricky Shields moved up in Rutgers' career scoring chart
tonight into 33rd place, passing Brian Ellerbe (1981-85) and Clarence Tillman
(1980-1983) with 985 career points. Shields needs just 15 points to become
the 33rd member of the Rutgers 1,000-point club. He also moved into a tie with
Todd Billet (1999-2001) for sixth-place on the all-time RU list for three-pointers
made with 158.
LAMIZANA SWATS 199TH CAREER BLOCK
Senior forward Herve Lamizana rejected his 199th career shot vs. Seton Hall. He needs just one more to become just the fourth Scarlet Knight to reach the 200-block plateau.
SEEING DOUBLE
Herve Lamizana scored in double figures for the 16th time this season, and
is currently on a five-game double figure streak.
RU 9-2 VS. NY, NJ, PENNSYLAVNIA
Despite tonight's loss to Seton Hall, Rutgers has still fared well against
teams from the New York, New Jersey Metropolitan Area. The Scarlet Knights
are 9-2 against schools from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania with wins
over Lafayette, Buffalo, Temple, Penn State, LIU, Princeton, Monmouth, St.
John's and Villanova.
RUTGERS SURRENDERS ITS HIGHEST OPPONENT FIELD GOAL PERCENATGE OF 2003-04
Seton Hall became just the second team all season (UTEP 51.5%) to shoot better
than 50 percent from the field for the game against the Scarlet Knights.
The Pirates made a sizzling 54.7 percent of their field goal attempts (29-of-53)
REINING BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK CONTINUES TO PRODUCE
For the fifth time in his past six games, freshman guard Quincy Douby scored
in double-digits, contributing 13 points in 23 minutes off the bench.
Official Basketball Box Score
Rutgers vs Seton Hall
2/7/04 7:00 p.m. at Continental Airlines Arena
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VISITORS: Rutgers 13-7, 5-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAMIZANA, Herve..... f 5-13 0-4 4-6 1 6 7 3 14 4 0 1 2 32
32 AXANI, Sean......... f 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 18
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... g 5-13 3-7 1-1 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 30
11 WEBB, Marquis....... g 1-7 0-3 1-2 3 4 7 2 3 2 3 0 0 29
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ g 0-9 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 29
04 HILL, Adrian........ 3-7 0-0 2-6 2 3 5 3 8 1 0 1 2 28
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... 5-9 2-5 1-3 1 1 2 3 13 1 3 0 2 23
23 PIASECKI, Justin.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
30 HAZARD, Eric........ 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
33 KEATING, Shayle..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
44 WOOTEN, Calvin...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 21-64 5-24 11-20 9 18 27 20 58 9 7 2 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-35 31.4% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 32.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-15 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 20.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 10-19 52.6% Game: 55.0% 5
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HOME TEAM: Seton Hall 15-5, 5-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
13 TONEY-EL, Marcus.... f 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 5 7 3 2 0 1 0 1 23
33 SWEET, Andre........ f 4-8 3-4 4-4 1 2 3 3 15 1 0 0 0 31
01 WHITNEY, Kelly...... c 3-7 0-0 4-4 3 8 11 3 10 0 4 2 0 26
12 BARRETT, Andre...... g 7-14 1-5 5-6 1 4 5 1 20 9 1 0 2 37
32 ALLEN, John......... g 7-13 1-4 2-3 2 7 9 3 17 3 4 1 1 29
04 MORRIS, J.R......... 6-9 2-3 4-4 0 5 5 2 18 1 1 1 2 24
10 COPELAND, Donald.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6
15 COKLEY, Jerel....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
21 MESSY, Mani......... 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
22 GAMBINO, Alex....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
31 DAVIS, Eric......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
41 BILLMEIER, Grant.... 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 14
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 29-53 7-16 20-26 10 38 48 18 85 14 14 6 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 14-25 56.0% Game: 54.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5% 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 43.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100 % 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 76.9% 2
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Officials: Tim Higgins, Les Jones, Frank Scagliotta
Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Seton Hall-None.
Attendance: 15253
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rutgers....................... 26 32 - 58
Seton Hall.................... 44 41 - 85
Points in the paint-RU 24,SHU 32. Points off turnovers-RU 8,SHU 3.
2nd chance points-RU 3,SHU 8. Fast break points-RU 4,SHU 14.
Bench points-RU 23,SHU 21. Score tied-1 time. Lead changes-1 time.
