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Douby, Farmer Guide Rutgers Past Temple 67-53
Nov 30 | Men's Basketball
Douby had 21 of his season-high 27 points in the second half, and Farmer provided a much-needed offensive punch with 13 second-half points on four-of-five shooting. Douby hit eight-of-17 field goals, was 9-of-10 from the foul line, dished out four assists, blocked three shots, and added one steal while playing all 40 minutes. Equally as impressive, the Rutgers defense limited Temple to just 28.0 percent shooting (14-50), and the Owls missed 18 consecutive three-pointers after starting the game five-for-six.
Rutgers gutted out the victory despite being without junior forward Adrian Hill, who was nursing a sore knee. Also plagued by foul trouble to junior swingman Marquis Webb and junior center Bryon Joynes, RU turned to three freshmen - Farmer, J.R. Inman and Jaron Griffin - for long stretches of the second half, and the newcomers responded admirably. They combined to play 89 minutes with 19 points, 13 rebounds and four steals. Inman grabbed a key offensive rebound and buried a jumper with under six minutes to play that gave RU a six-point advantage, 46-40.
Coming out of halftime, three-pointers by Webb and Farmer gave RU its first lead (26-24, 18:24), and the Scarlet Knights would not trail again. Leading 30-29 at the 16:32 mark, Douby ignited a 9-2 run with a three pointer, and Farmer finished it with a jumper to make the score 39-31. Temple clawed back to within one point (39-38, 9:16) before RU went on a 12-2 run to seal seize a comfortable 11-point lead at 51-40 with 4:02 left. The Knights sealed the win by hitting 12-of-13 free throws in the final five minutes of regulation.
Temple All-America candidate Mardy Collins, who entered the game averaging a team-best 17 points per game, was limited to just 11 points on one-of-nine shooting. Rutgers also out-rebounded the Owls, 37-36, despite missing Hill and seeing Joynes play just 17 minutes due to foul trouble.
Rutgers started out slow, missing its first seven field goals and shooting just 33.3 percent in the first half. The Scarlet Knights stayed in the game with their gritty defensive effort, holding the Owls to just 24.0 percent shooting (6-of-25) in the opening stanza. Temple made just one two-point field goal, as 15 of their 23 points came on three-pointers.
Facing a 12-point deficit with 9:49 remaining in the first half, Rutgers finished on a 14-5 run, limiting the Owls to just two field goals over the remainder of the half (2-for-12) to trail by just three points at intermission. A lay-up by Jimmie Inglis with two seconds left sent RU into the locker room with momentum, and they quickly built on that early in the second half.
POSTGAME NOTES
4-1 START IS BEST SINCE'?..
Rutgers' 4-1 start to the season is the best under the Gary Waters era. It is the Scarlet Knights' best start to a season since RU opened the 2000-01 season 5-0.
SCARLET KNIGHTS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO FOUR GAMES VS. TEMPLE
With Wednesday's 67-53 victory over Temple, Rutgers has now won the last four meetings between the two schools. The Scarlet Knights defeated the Owls twice during the 2003-04 season and once last season.
RU LIMITS TEMPLE TO 28.0 PERCENT SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD
Rutgers held Temple to 28.0 (14-for-50) percent shooting from the field, marking the lowest field goal percentage by an opponent since St. John's recorded a 26.6 (17-for-64) field goal percentage against the Scarlet Knights on Feb. 2, 2005.
RUTGERS DEFENSE STIFLES OWLS
The Rutgers defense, which limited Temple to a season-low 28.0 percent shooting from the field, did not surrender a three-point field goal since the 9:49 mark of the first half. Temple, after connecting on five of its first six three-pointers, missed their last 18 three-point attempts of the game. The Owls finished 5-for-24 (20.8 percent) from the field for the game.
MORE DEFENSE
The Scarlet Knights' defense has tightened the clamps on its opponents this season. In RU's first five games, opponents are averaging just 54.0 points per game. RU's opponents have combined to shoot 36.8 percent from the field this season. Only once have the Scarlet Knights surrendered more than 30 points in the first half (38 to No. 15/14 Illinois in the South Padre Island Championship Game). Rutgers has held four of its five opponents to under 40 percent shooting from the field and one under 30 percent for the game.
Date Opponent Points Field Goal Percentage
Nov. 20 Austin Peay 46 30.0
Nov. 22 Delaware State 42 37.8
Nov. 25 Kent State 52 35.6
Nov. 26 Illinois 77 51.0
Nov. 30 Temple 53 28.0
Season Total 54.0 36.8
RU DEFENSE FORCES TEMPLE INTO SEASON-HIGH 12 TURNOVERS
The Rutgers defense forced Temple into a season-high 12 turnovers on Wednesday. The Owls came into the game averaging just 4.3 turnovers per game. The Scarlet Knights' opponents are averaging of 12.6 turnovers per game.
DOUBY CONTINUES TO CLIMB SCORING CHARTS
Junior guard Quincy Douby, a member of the BIG EAST Honor Roll each of the past two weeks, continues his climb up the Rutgers all-time scoring charts. With his season-high 27 points against Temple, he now has 947 career points which moves him from 41st to 38th on the all-time scoring list. Next on the list is Phil Robinson (1963-1966) with 970 career points.
He has scored in double figures in all five of Rutgers' games this season, averaging a team-leading 19.2 points per game this season. The 27 points marked the second-straight game and the 13th time in his career he has eclipsed the 20-point mark.
FARMER SOLID FLOOR GAME
Freshman point guard Anthony Farmer has provided a solid floor game for the Scarlet Knights this season. The 6-1 guard out of St. Augustine Prep High School has started all five games and is averaging 9.2 points per contest which ranks second on the team. He has eclipsed his career high in points each game. Farmer, who was 4-for-6 (.667) from the floor and 2-for-2 (1.000) from the three-point range, finished with a career-high 13 points, all in the second half. The freshman also achieved a new career high in rebounds with five.
FARMER GAME-BY-GAME
Date Opponent Points Reb.
Nov. 20 Austin Peay 6 4
Nov. 22 Delaware State 7 2
Nov. 25 Kent State 8 3
Nov. 26 Illinois 12 1
Nov. 30 Temple 13 5
Official Basketball Box Score
Temple vs Rutgers
11/30/05 7:30 pm at Louis Brown Athletic Ctr; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: Temple 2-2
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
24 ROBINSON, Antywane.. f 8-15 5-8 3-4 3 0 3 4 24 0 0 1 1 40
25 COLLINS, Mardy...... f 1-9 0-5 9-12 0 2 2 4 11 4 6 0 2 39
44 IVORY, Anthony...... c 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
03 SALISBERY, Dustin... g 0-6 0-3 2-4 1 5 6 3 2 0 2 0 1 27
13 TYNDALE, Mark....... g 4-12 0-3 6-6 4 3 7 3 14 1 3 0 3 40
04 DACONS, Dion........ 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 25
11 CLARK, Chris........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
14 OLMOS, Sergio....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 INGE, Semaj......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
22 CHRISTMAS, Dionte... 0-2 0-2 0-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
32 KIRKENDOLL, DaShone. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
33 INGRAM, Nehemiah.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 4 3 7
Totals.............. 14-50 5-24 20-30 15 21 36 20 53 5 12 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-27 22.2% 2nd Half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 28.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd Half: 0-10 0.0% Game: 20.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7% 2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% Game: 66.7% 7
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 4-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 INMAN, JR........... f 2-6 1-2 1-2 3 3 6 4 6 0 5 0 3 36
21 JOYNES, Byron....... f 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 5 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 17
01 WEBB, Marquis....... g 2-8 2-7 2-2 1 1 2 5 8 0 2 0 0 23
02 FARMER, Anthony..... g 4-6 2-2 3-4 0 5 5 1 13 4 1 1 1 34
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... g 8-17 2-8 9-10 1 2 3 0 27 4 1 3 1 40
30 GRIFFIN, Jaron...... 0-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 19
33 KEATING, Shayle..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
40 BAILEY, Ollie....... 1-3 0-0 2-3 1 3 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 10
44 INGLIS, Jimmie...... 3-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 18
45 WATERSTRADT, Dan.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM................ 2 3 5
Totals.............. 21-51 7-22 18-23 12 25 37 22 67 10 10 6 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-26 30.8% 2nd Half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 41.2% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 5-13 38.5% Game: 31.8% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 16-20 80.0% Game: 78.3% 2,1
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Officials: Reggie Greenwood, Will Bush, Fran Connolly
Technical fouls: Temple-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 5645
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Temple........................ 23 30 - 53
Rutgers....................... 20 47 - 67
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Points in the paint-TEMPLE 18,RUTGERS 18. Points off turnovers-TEMPLE 8,RUTGERS 18.
2nd chance points-TEMPLE 10,RUTGERS 14. Fast break points-TEMPLE 7,RUTGERS 2.
Bench points-TEMPLE 2,RUTGERS 10. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-TEMPLE 2nd-01:10, RUTGERS 2nd-00:05.
Largest lead-TEMPLE by 12 1st-09:49, RUTGERS by 14 2nd-00:05.
