BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ron Harper Jr. scored 19 factors and hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to present Rutgers a 66-63 victory over Indiana on Wednesday evening.
Geo Baker made a 3 to present the Scarlet Knights a 57-56 lead with 2:34 remaining, they usually stretched the benefit to 5 factors with 19.2 seconds remaining.
Indiana’s Miller Kopp made a pair of free throws after which compelled a turnover on the subsequent collection. Kopp bought the ball to Parker Stewart, who drilled a 3 that tied it at 63 with 10 seconds to go earlier than Harper sealed it. Rutgers guard Paul Mulcahy was ejected with 19.2 seconds left within the recreation after it appeared he took a pissed off swing at Indiana’s Xavier Johnson, who was overly crowding him alongside the sideline.
Rutgers (17-12, 11-8 Large Ten) has received 5 straight and 7 of the final eight within the collection and this win is an enormous enhance to its NCAA Event resume.
Harper was 7 of 12 from the ground and Baker completed with 13 factors. The pair mixed for all eight of the Knights’ 3-pointers. Clifford Omoruyi had 13 factors and 12 rebounds to gather a sixth double-double.
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 15 of his 19 factors within the first half and grabbed 9 rebounds to guide Indiana (18-11, 9-10). Xavier Johnson added 13 factors and Race Thompson 12.
A ten-0 run early within the second half gave Rutgers a 38-37 benefit, however Indiana answered with a 10-2 spurt, capped by a Johnson dunk and 3-pointer. The Hoosiers held the lead till Baker’s layup tied it at 52 with 5:30 remaining.
Indiana performs at eighth-ranked Purdue in a season-finale on Saturday whereas Rutgers concludes its common season internet hosting Penn State on Sunday.
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