Boxscore
Rutgers 81, Iona 73
Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:30 PM
Location -
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials -
Wally Rutecki, Doug Shows, Michael Stephens
Attendance -
10003
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Rutgers 81, Iona 73: Myles Mack scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting as the Scarlet Knights nearly blew a 22-point second half lead before holding on for their fifth win in the last six games at the MSG Holiday Festival.
After a Dane Miller three-point play pushed Rutgers' lead to 64-42 with 10:31 left, the Gaels came rallying back. Two A.J. English free throws capped a 27-6 run as Iona cut its deficit to 70-69 with 2:31 left before a Mack three-point play and four Miller points sealed the Scarlet Knights' victory.
Mike Poole finished with 18 points for Rutgers (5-2), while Miller (13), Eli Carter (12) and Wally Judge (10) also scored in double figures. The Scarlet Knights shot 48.4 percent from the field and 37.5 percent (6-for-16) from 3-point range.
Trailing 16-15 with 7:18 left in the first half, Mack and Judge hit back-to-back jumpers before Poole scored eight straight on a jumper and two 3-pointers as Rutgers pushed its lead all the way to 34-18 with 1:52 to go in the half. A Sean Armand 3-pointer keyed a 5-1 Iona run as the Gaels (3-4) pulled within 35-23 at the break.
After Rutgers built its lead up to a game-high 22, Armand scored seven points to lead Iona's comeback. Armand finished with 20 points while Lamont Jones scored a game-high 26 before fouling out with 11 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iona was 18-for-18 from the foul line. ... Rutgers improved to 3-1 all-time against the Gaels and 10-9 in the event. ... Curtis Dennis scored 12 points for Iona on 3-of-5 3-point shooting.
Iona Gaels
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Sean Armand
|
39:00 |
7-14 |
2-9 |
1-1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
|
Curtis Dennis
|
22:00 |
4-8 |
3-5 |
1-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
|
Shawn Jackson
|
13:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Lamont Jones
|
35:00 |
6-17 |
0-4 |
14-14 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
26 |
|
Taaj Ridley
|
21:00 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Tavon Sledge
|
21:00 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tre Bowman
|
13:00 |
0-5 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
A.J. English
|
20:00 |
2-5 |
2-3 |
2-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
DaShawn Gomez
|
10:00 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nyandigisi Moikobu
|
6:00 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
24-63 |
7-25 |
18-18 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
13 |
19 |
10 |
18 |
1 |
73 |
| |
38.1%
|
28.0%
|
100.0%
|
Team Rebs: 6 |
|
Total TO: 18 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Eli Carter
|
35:00 |
4-12 |
2-6 |
2-4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
|
Kadeem Jack
|
13:00 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
3-4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
Austin Johnson
|
6:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Malick Kone
|
20:00 |
1-4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Myles Mack
|
29:00 |
7-11 |
2-4 |
3-3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
|
Dane Miller
|
29:00 |
5-11 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
|
Mike Poole
|
18:00 |
7-9 |
2-2 |
2-2 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
|
Jerome Seagears
|
24:00 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wally Judge
|
24:00 |
4-6 |
0-0 |
2-5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
|
Derrick Randall
|
2:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
30-62 |
6-16 |
15-21 |
15 |
29 |
44 |
17 |
18 |
8 |
24 |
5 |
81 |
| |
48.4%
|
37.5%
|
71.4%
|
Team Rebs: 3 |
|
Total TO: 24 |