PISCATAWAY, NJ - Junior guard Quincy Douby, the BIG EAST's leading scorer, continued his offensive exploits, scoring 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting, but No. 3 Villanova survived a nip-and-tuck contest on Wednesday night at the RAC, posting an 84-78 victory over the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers (11-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) trailed 70-67 with 19 seconds left in regulation after two free throws by Villanova senior guard Allan Ray. But senior center Jimmie Inglis, who hadn't attempted a three-pointer in his in his Rutgers career, banked one in off the glass with 2.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
Villanova senior guard Randy Foye had given Villanova a 68-64 lead with 3:51 to go, but Scarlet Knight junior swingman Marquis Webb pulled Rutgers within a one with a three-pointer with 2:09 left. After Rutgers forced a jump ball and gained possession, Douby and Webb both missed jumpers before Ray made his free throws.
Villanova trailed from the final minutes of the first half until sophomore guard Kyle Lowry, who finished with 28 points, converted a three-point play with 8:28 left to give the Wildcats a 58-57 lead. They extended it to 63-57 on two free throws by Lowry before Rutgers clawed back on baskets by freshman forward JR Inman, Inglis and Douby, who picked up a loose ball and scored on a layup to tie the game at 64.
Foye scored 14 of Villanova's first 25 points on a variety of drives and long-range jumpers. The Wildcats led by 10 points after he made two of three free throws with 10:01 left in the half, but Rutgers responded by taking advantage of its size and began scoring well in the lane. Freshman swingman Jaron Griffin, Inman and junior forward Adrian Hill combined to score 11 points in one stretch, with Hill rebounding three of his own misses in one sequence before getting fouled and converting both free throws.
Douby then found his stroke. The junior guard scored on two drives to tie the game at 29-29, then gave Rutgers its first lead with a hree-pointer. The Scarlet Knights finished the half with their largest lead (43-38) when Inman made two free throws with 3 seconds left.
Inman and Webb each finished with 11 points (along with seven rebounds and seven assists), and Inglis, aided by his three-pointer, had seven points in 14 minutes off the bench. Hill had a productive 26 minutes of action, netting eight points and grabbing five rebounds. Lowry was complimented by Foye's 24 points and Ray's 17 tallies. Rutgers out-rebounded Villanova, 35-31, marking the ninth time in 15 games it has won the battle on the boards. The Wildcats attempted 36 free throws, including 13 in the overtime period.
Rutgers returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 15, when it travels to Chicago, IL, to face DePaul. It will be the Scarlet Knights' first road game in over a month.
POSTGAME NOTES
DOUBY HITS 1,200 POINT MARK TO ENTER TOP-20 IN SCORING
With his 28-point performance, junior guard Quincy Douby, the BIG EAST's leading scorer (23.2 ppg), broke into RU's top-20 on the all-time scoring list. He passed fellow Grady High School graduate and Brooklyn native Jamal Phillips (1991-95) as well as Doug Patton (1958-61) on the Rutgers all-time scoring list tonight. Douby is currently in 20th place with 1,204 career points.
DOUBY FALLS ONE POINT SHY OF PERSONAL-BEST SCORING MARK IN BIG EAST PLAY
Douby's 28-point performance is one shy of his all-time best effort in a BIG EAST game when he registered 29 points in RU's last game against Seton Hall last Saturday.
Additionally, Douby has registered 20 points or more in eight consecutive games and for the 11th time in the past 12 games. He has scored in double figures in 21 straight games, dating back to last season, and owns 23 career games of 20 points or more.
DOUBY SURPASSES 100-STEAL MILESTONE
Junior guard Quincy Douby, the BIG EAST Conference's leader with 2.50 steals per game, topped the 100-steal mark tonight with three steals against Villanova. He now owns 101 career steals to claim sole possession of 21st place on the all-time chart.
INGLIS HITS FIRST CAREER THREE POINTER TO FORCE OVERTIME
With 10.3 seconds remaining in regulation, senior center Jimmie Inglis attempted and made his first-ever three point field goal as a Scarlet Knight to force the contest into overtime. Inglis finished the game with seven points on a perfect 2-of-2 from the floor and 2-of-2 at the free throw line.
RU CLEANS THE GLASS IN FIRST HALF
Rutgers, which held a 43-38 advantage on the scoreboard at the halftime break, out rebounded Villanova, 19-9, in the opening stanza. That led to nine second-chance points by the Scarlet Knights in the first half. Rutgers ended the game with a 35-31 rebounding edge. RU has out rebounded nine of its 15 opponents this season.
SELLOUT CROWD AT THE RAC
Tonight's attendance of 8,043 marks the second straight sellout and second overall of the 2005-06 season. It is the 23rd sellout in the five-year tenure of head coach Gary Waters and the 58th in Louis Brown Athletic Center history.
LET'S PLAY SOME MORE…
Tonight marked Rutgers' first overtime game since Feb 8, 2005, when RU defeated Seton Hall 62-61 on a made Quincy Douby free throw attempt with time expired. The Scarlet Knights are 3-3 all-time in overtime games during the Gary Waters era.
WEBB: 10 ASSISTS, ZERO TURNOVERS IN BIG EAST PLAY
Junior guard Marquis Webb has dished out 10 assists without committing a turnover in RU's two BIG EAST games against Seton Hall and Villanova. He posted seven assists tonight against the Wildcats to go along with 11 points.
Official Basketball Box Score
Villanova vs Rutgers
01/11/06 7:00 p.m. at Louis Brown Athletic Ctr; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: Villanova 11-1, 2-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
50 SHERIDAN, Will...... f 2-9 0-0 0-2 2 4 6 3 4 1 2 0 1 31
01 LOWRY, Kyle......... g 9-15 1-1 9-14 2 2 4 4 28 5 3 0 5 39
02 FOYE, Randy......... g 9-13 3-5 3-4 2 1 3 2 24 0 4 1 1 35
12 NARDI, Mike......... g 2-5 0-2 3-4 0 1 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 36
14 RAY, Allan.......... g 4-14 3-9 6-8 0 3 3 2 17 0 1 0 3 39
20 FRASER, Jason....... 0-0 0-0 2-4 1 5 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 29
33 CUNNINGHAM, Dante... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 11
35 CLARK, Shane........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5
TEAM................ 5 1 6
Totals.............. 27-58 7-18 23-36 13 18 31 18 84 8 13 2 11 225
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-26 38.5% OT: 4-6 66.7% Game: 46.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4% OT: 0-1 0.0% Game: 38.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd Half: 8-10 80.0% OT: 6-13 46.2% Game: 63.9% 8,1
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 11-4, 1-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 WEBB, Marquis....... f 3-10 1-4 4-5 3 4 7 3 11 7 0 0 1 43
15 INMAN, JR........... f 3-6 1-2 4-4 0 6 6 1 11 0 3 2 0 34
21 JOYNES, Byron....... c 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 1 3 3 5 0 4 2 0 15
02 FARMER, Anthony..... g 1-7 0-1 0-2 1 2 3 5 2 4 3 0 1 27
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... g 11-19 3-5 3-5 1 3 4 2 28 4 6 3 3 44
04 HILL, Adrian........ 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 4 8 1 2 1 0 26
30 GRIFFIN, Jaron...... 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 5 3 0 1 1 1 16
33 KEATING, Shayle..... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6
44 INGLIS, Jimmie...... 2-2 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 14
TEAM................ 1 4 5 1
Totals.............. 27-54 7-14 17-23 12 23 35 25 78 16 21 10 6 225
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd Half: 10-21 47.6% OT: 2-4 50.0% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% OT: 0-0 0.0% Game: 50.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd Half: 3-6 50.0% OT: 4-6 66.7% Game: 73.9% 2
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Officials: Ed Corbett, Sean Hull, Les Jones
Technical fouls: Villanova-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 8043
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total
Villanova..................... 38 32 14 - 84
Rutgers....................... 43 27 8 - 78
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Points in the paint-VU 28,RUTGERS 32. Points off turnovers-VU 26,RUTGERS 14.
2nd chance points-VU 12,RUTGERS 14. Fast break points-VU 8,RUTGERS 4.
Bench points-VU 4,RUTGERS 21. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-7 times.
Last FG-VU OT-01:42, RUTGERS OT-02:04.
Largest lead-VU by 10 1st-10:01, RUTGERS by 7 2nd-12:21.
