Rutgers University
Louisville
Rutgers Knocks Off #22/23 Louisville, 65-56
Jan 28 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Junior guard Quincy Douby netted a game-high 19 points as Rutgers held No. 22 Louisville scoreless in the final three minutes of the second half to register an impressive 65-56 victory over the Cardinals before a raucous, sold-out crowd of 8,096 at the RAC on Saturday afternoon.
The victory over the Cardinals marked the Scarlet Knights' first victory over a ranked opponent this season. It is Rutgers' eighth win over a top-25 foe under fifth-year head coach Gary Waters and the 25th win over a ranked opponent in school history.
In addition to Douby's 19 points, the Scarlet Knights also received a strong all-around game from freshman forward JR Inman, who had 13 points, five rebounds and a career-high five blocks. Sophomore forward Ollie Bailey came off the bench with 12 points in a spirited 17-minute stint, including a slam dunk with 2:36 to play that gave RU the lead for good.
Rutgers raced out to its biggest lead of the game at 31-15 with 6:43 to play on a Douby layup and held a 39-28 edge at the half. But the Cardinals responded with a 29-14 run to open the second half to take a 54-53 lead on a pair of free throws by freshman Terrence Williams with just over four minutes remaining. Inman responded with a 3-pointer before Louisville guard Taquan Dean nailed a long jumper to forge a 56-56 tie with 3:03 left. The New Jersey native led the Cardinals with 13 points, but shot just five-of-13 from the floor in 27 minutes, thanks in large measure to the relentless defense employed by RU junior guard Marquis Webb.
Rutgers held Louisville without a point down the stretch, closing the game with a 9-0 run to record its first win over a ranked opponent since January 10, 2004, when it the Knights beat then No. 25 Providence.
Bailey started the burst with a dunk and Douby followed with a steal and a fast-break layup. Juan Palacios missed a shot with under two minutes left and Bailey pushed the advantage to 62-56 with 1:22 to go. Douby then made 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
The BIG EAST's leading scorer, Douby made 6-of-16 shots, including 2-of-7 from the arc for the Scarlet Knights, who scored 13 fast-break points. Douby scored five points in an 18-3 spurt that gave Rutgers a 31-15 edge with 6:51 left in the first half, which ended with the Scarlet Knights holding a 39-28 lead.
Freshman point guard Anthony Farmer, who injured his right wrist vs. Villanova on Jan. 11, played for the first time with a wrap on that wrist and he played a terrific floor game, matching his career-high eight assists while committing just two turnovers. He also scored six points and hauled in a career-tying five rebounds. A strong perimeter defensive effort help hold the Cardinals to just 20-of-59 shooting (.339) and six-of-22 (.273) from beyond the arc.
Rutgers is next in action on Wednesday at Syracuse. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
RUTGERS POSTS EIGHTH WIN OVER RANKED OPPONENT UNDER GARY WATERS
Saturday's 65-56 victory over No. 22 Louisville, marks the Scarlet Knights' first victory over a ranked opponent this season. It is Rutgers' eighth win over a top-25 foe under fifth-year head coach Gary Waters and the 25th win over a ranked opponent in school history.
THIRD HALFTIME LEAD OVER A RANKED TEAM THIS SEASON
Rutgers' 11-point (39-28) halftime lead over No. 22 Louisville marked the Scarlet Knights' third halftime advantage in four opportunities over a ranked opponent this season. Rutgers also led No. 3 Villanova by five points (43-38) and No. 9 Pittsburgh by one point (38-37) this season.
INMAN MATCHES CAREER HIGH BLOCK TOTAL; ENTERS TOP-25 ALL-TIME
Freshman forward JR Inman matched his career high with five blocks against Louisville on Saturday, giving him 39 for the season. He moves up to 21st on the single-season blocks list, while entering the top-25 on the school's all-time block list, tying Abdel Anderson (1975-79) for 25th place. He also had five blocks against Seton Hall in Rutgers' BIG EAST opener on Jan. 7.
IT'S A SELLOUT
Saturday's attendance of 8,097 was the largest crowd at the RAC this season. It is the fourth sellout of the 2005-06 campaign and 25th in the five-year Gary Waters era. The sellout is also the 60th in the history of the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
RUTGERS POSTS THIRD-HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE OF THE SEASON
Rutgers shot 16-of-19 (.842) from the free throw line against Louisville on Saturday, marking the Scarlet Knights' third-highest free throw percentage of the season. Rutgers shot a season high 16-of-18 (.889) from the line against Kent State on Nov. 25 and 22-of-25 (.880) at DePaul on Jan. 15.
FARMER MATCHES CAREER TOTALS IN ASSISTS AND REBOUNDS
Freshman guard Anthony Farmer equaled his career high in assists (8) and rebounds (5) against Louisville on Saturday, tying his career highs in both categories. The eight assists is a BIG EAST-best for Farmer, who also dished out eight assists against Maine on Dec. 15. The five rebounds marked the second time in four games (5 vs. Pittsburgh on Jan. 18) and third time this season he has achieved the feat.
DOUBY TOPS 1,300 CAREER POINTS
Junior guard Quincy Douby became the 15th Scarlet Knight in school history to top 1,300 points for his career with 19 points against Louisville on Saturday. He now has 1,307 career points in 82 career games for an average of 15.9 points per contest. That scoring average ranks 12th in the Rutgers all-time record book.
INMAN AVERAGING 11.7 POINTS IN BIG EAST PLAY
Coming off a 13-point performance against Louisville on Saturday, freshman JR Inman is averaging 11.7 points in Rutgers' seven BIG EAST games. He has scored in double figures in six of RU's seven league games and nine games overall this season. Inman has increased his season average from 7.0 to 8.7 ppg. in the last seven games.
BAILY PROVIDES SPARK OFF BENCH
The Rutgers bench out-scored the Louisville bench, 19-14, spear-headed by sophomore forward Ollie Bailey’s 12-point effort. Bailey shot 4-of-5 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line.
Official Basketball Box Score
Louisville vs Rutgers
01/28/06 2:00 p.m. at Louis Brown Athletic Crt; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: Louisville 14-6, 2-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 PALACIOS, Juan...... f 4-10 1-3 1-2 2 1 3 3 10 3 3 0 0 25
04 PADGETT, David...... f 3-8 0-0 6-7 0 5 5 4 12 1 2 2 0 34
05 DEAN, Taquan........ g 5-13 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 13 2 0 0 2 27
11 JENKINS, Brandon.... g 3-8 0-3 1-2 2 5 7 3 7 2 1 0 1 33
33 McGEE, Andre........ g 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 19
01 WILLIAMS, Terrence.. 4-8 2-4 2-2 1 2 3 1 12 1 1 0 0 18
12 GIANINY, Brad....... 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 17
22 MILLARD, Chad....... 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 17
23 HARVEY, Bryan....... 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
43 FARLEY, Terrance.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
44 JOHNSON, Brian...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 5 1 6
Totals.............. 20-59 6-22 10-13 13 21 34 19 56 12 10 3 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 2nd Half: 10-27 37.0% Game: 33.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 27.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-7 85.7% Game: 76.9% 2
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 13-7, 3-4
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 2-8 0-3 2-2 1 4 5 2 6 1 2 0 0 36
15 INMAN, JR........... f 4-8 2-3 3-3 3 2 5 1 13 0 3 5 0 34
21 JOYNES, Byron....... c 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 18
02 FARMER, Anthony..... g 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 5 5 1 6 8 2 1 0 34
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... g 6-16 2-7 5-6 1 6 7 1 19 2 3 0 1 38
04 HILL, Adrian........ 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 8
30 GRIFFIN, Jaron...... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 12
40 BAILEY, Ollie....... 4-5 0-0 4-6 2 0 2 2 12 0 1 0 0 17
44 INGLIS, Jimmie...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM................ 2 4 6
Totals.............. 22-51 5-16 16-19 11 27 38 19 65 12 12 7 1 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7% 2nd Half: 7-25 28.0% Game: 43.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4% 2nd Half: 11-12 91.7% Game: 84.2% 0
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Officials: Ed Corbett, Jeff Clark, Brian O'Connell
Technical fouls: Louisville-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 8097
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Louisville.................... 28 28 - 56
Rutgers....................... 39 26 - 65
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Points in the paint-LOU 22,RUTGERS 26. Points off turnovers-LOU 12,RUTGERS 6.
2nd chance points-LOU 15,RUTGERS 9. Fast break points-LOU 5,RUTGERS 13.
Bench points-LOU 14,RUTGERS 19. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-9 times.
Last FG-LOU 2nd-03:02, RUTGERS 2nd-01:19.
Largest lead-LOU by 2 1st-19:46, RUTGERS by 16 1st-06:43.
