National Basketball Association
Rutgers 64, Coppin St. 39
When: 12:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 19, 2017
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials:
# Brian O'Connell, # Lewis Garrison, # Courtney Green
Attendance:
3514
By The Sports Xchange
Eugene Omoruyi scored a career-high 19 points to pace Rutgers to a 64-39 win over Coppin State on Sunday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J., in the first meeting between the two schools.
Rutgers (4-0) is 16-0 against schools currently in the MEAC. The Scarlet Knights defeated Cleveland State from the MEAC, 70-38, on Tuesday.
Corey Sanders netted 13 points and Geo Baker recorded 11 points for the Scarlet Knights, who have won their four games by an average of 29.2 points.
The Eagles are 0-5 under first-year coach and former Maryland star Juan Dixon. Tre Thomas topped Coppin State with 10 points.
Dixon's team shot 29.1 percent (16 of 55) and went to the line just once. Rutgers was 14 of 28 from the stripe.
Coppin State's 6-0 run brought it to within 41-31 with 11:08 left, but Rutgers countered with a 14-3 burst to move ahead 55-34 with 7:33 to play.
Rutgers made just one of its last 10 shots in the first half, but led 28-22, despite shooting 31 percent from the floor and hitting only 5 of 13 from the line. Coppin State connected on only 9 of its 31 shots (29 percent).
The Eagles used a 9-0 run in a span of 2:28 to trim the Rutgers' lead to 26-22 with 1:08 to play in the half.
A 16-2 run over 5:31 had moved Rutgers ahead 23-13 with 6:13 left in the half. Coppin State went without a basket for 4:14, committing four turnovers during that time.
Top Game Performances
| Coppin St. |
|
Rutgers |
|
Tre' Thomas 10 |
Scoring |
Eugene Omoruyi 19 |
|
Karonn Davis 4 |
Assists |
Eugene Omoruyi 3 |
|
Lamar Morgan 11 |
Rebounds |
Mamadou Doucoure 8 |
|
Tre' Thomas 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Eugene Omoruyi 5 |
|
Joel Boyce 1 |
Steals |
DeShawn Freeman 1 |
|
Cedric Council Jr. 2 |
Blocks |
DeShawn Freeman 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Coppin St.
|
39 |
29.1 |
6-23 |
1-1 |
7 |
31 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
| Rutgers
|
64 |
36.4 |
2-17 |
14-28 |
10 |
50 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
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