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Spencer scores 17, leads Rutgers over Minnesota 90-55

AP
Feb 01, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Cam Spencer scored 17 points to lead six in double figures and Rutgers Scarlet Knights cruised to a 90-55 victory over Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday night.

Rutgers shot 60% (37 of 62) from the floor and made 10 of 20 from long range. The Scarlet Knights also had 30 assists, a program-record in a Big Ten Conference game. Paul Mulcahy led with nine assists to reach a career 400.

Spencer was 6-of-8 shooting, made all three of his 3-point attempts and had six assists. Clifford Omoruyi, Caleb McConnell and Oskar Palmquist scored 13 points apiece for Rutgers (15-7, 7-4 Big Ten). Mawot Mag and Aundre Hyatt added 10 each. Palmquist also made three 3-pointers.

Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 17 points for Minnesota (7-14, 1-10), which committed 15 turnovers. Jamison Battle added 13 points and Ta'lon Cooper had 12.

Rutgers never trailed and built a 10-point lead at halftime, shooting 52%. Spencer and Omoruyi scored seven points apiece in the first half. The Scarlet Knights opened the second half with a 14-4 run for a 48-28 lead. A Spencer layup made it a 33-point advantage with 5:55 to play and the biggest lead was 90-53 in the final minute.

Minnesota hosts Maryland on Saturday while Rutgers is at home against Michigan State.

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1st Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
24
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Clifford Omoruyi vs. Pharrel Payne (Paul Mulcahy gains possession)
19:55	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	0-2
19:28		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
19:26		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
19:00	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	0-4
19:00		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
19:00	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-5
18:32		Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot
18:30		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
18:13	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	3-5
18:00	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point hook shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	3-7
17:40		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
17:38		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Mawot Mag assists)	3-9
17:04		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
17:02		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
16:51		Caleb McConnell turnover (Pharrel Payne steals)
16:23		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-9
16:23	+1	Ta'Lon Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-9
16:09		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball)
15:40		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
15:38		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
15:27		Ta'Lon Cooper shooting foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-10
15:27	+1	Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-11
15:00		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
14:58		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
14:50		Caleb McConnell misses two point layup
14:48		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	7-11
14:06		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
14:04		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
13:49		Jaden Henley misses two point hook shot
13:47		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
13:41		Mawot Mag turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Henley steals)
13:35		Jaden Henley misses two point jump shot
13:33		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	7-13
12:48		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
12:43	+2	Cam Spencer makes two point layup	7-15
12:43		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
12:17		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
12:15		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
12:07		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
12:05		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
11:57		Jaden Henley misses two point layup
11:55		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
11:48	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Dean Reiber assists)	7-18
11:20		Jaden Henley misses two point jump shot
11:18		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
11:18		Jump ball. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
11:18		TV timeout
11:18		Dean Reiber personal foul
11:16	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	9-18
10:58		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
10:56		Treyton Thompson defensive rebound
10:41		Treyton Thompson offensive foul
10:41		Treyton Thompson turnover (offensive foul)
10:25		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
10:23		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
10:22		Treyton Thompson personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
10:20		Paul Mulcahy turnover (Joshua Ola-Joseph steals)
10:19		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
10:04		Aundre Hyatt personal foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
9:52		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-18
9:52	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-18
9:41		Dean Reiber misses two point jump shot
9:39		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	14-18
9:06		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
9:04		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
8:39		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
8:37		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup (Mawot Mag assists)	14-20
8:03		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point jump shot
8:01		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	16-20
7:41	+2	Dean Reiber makes two point jump shot	16-22
7:13		Paul Mulcahy blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
7:11		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
7:07		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
7:05		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
7:02		Dean Reiber misses two point jump shot
7:00		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
6:41	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup (Pharrel Payne assists)	18-22
6:34		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
6:34		TV timeout
6:26		Oskar Palmquist turnover (lost ball) (Taurus Samuels steals)
6:10		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
6:06	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	20-22
5:39		Cam Spencer turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Ola-Joseph steals)
5:14		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
5:09	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	20-25
4:42		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:40		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Cam Spencer assists)	20-27
3:58		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
3:56		Oskar Palmquist defensive rebound
3:45		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
3:43		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
3:18		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass)
3:18		TV timeout
3:05		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
3:03		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
2:51		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
2:49		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
2:39		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
2:37		Oskar Palmquist defensive rebound
2:30		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
2:28		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	22-27
1:58	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point jump shot (Oskar Palmquist assists)	22-29
1:58		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
1:56		Treyton Thompson defensive rebound
1:32		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
1:30		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
1:25	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	24-29
1:12	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	24-32
0:43		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
0:41		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
0:34		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
0:32		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
0:16		Taurus Samuels personal foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
0:05		Oskar Palmquist misses two point layup
0:03		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
0:03	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point tip dunk	24-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MINN
Golden Gophers
31
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
56

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
19:32		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:05		Cam Spencer misses two point jump shot
19:03		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
18:37		Pharrel Payne personal foul
18:24		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
18:22		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
18:10		Pharrel Payne misses two point hook shot
18:08		Jamison Battle offensive rebound
18:07		Ben Johnson technical foul
18:07	+1	Cam Spencer makes technical free throw 1 of 2	24-35
18:07	+1	Cam Spencer makes technical free throw 2 of 2	24-36
17:54		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Mawot Mag steals)
17:49		Paul Mulcahy turnover (Pharrel Payne steals)
17:42	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	26-36
17:31		Caleb McConnell turnover (Ta'Lon Cooper steals)
17:23		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
17:21		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
17:12	+3	Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	26-39
16:55		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
16:55		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (offensive foul)
16:42	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	26-41
16:39		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
16:39		TV timeout
16:33	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	28-41
16:16	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	28-43
15:42		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (Mawot Mag steals)
15:34	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	28-45
15:23		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
15:21		Cam Spencer defensive rebound
15:14	+3	Caleb McConnell makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	28-48
14:48		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
14:48		TV timeout
14:47		Caleb McConnell shooting foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
14:47	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
14:47	+1	Jamison Battle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-48
14:34		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
14:32		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
14:32		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
14:21	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	30-50
13:56		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
13:54		Ta'Lon Cooper offensive rebound
13:47		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
13:45		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
13:42		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
13:40		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	30-52
13:11	+3	Taurus Samuels makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	33-52
13:00	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point bank jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	33-54
12:38		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup
12:36		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
12:32		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Aundre Hyatt steals)
12:20		Taurus Samuels personal foul (Caleb McConnell draws the foul)
12:17	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Caleb McConnell assists)	33-56
12:07	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	35-56
11:55	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	35-59
11:33	+2	Treyton Thompson makes two point layup (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	37-59
11:17		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul)
11:17		TV timeout
11:04		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
11:02		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
10:36		Taurus Samuels misses two point jump shot
10:34		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:27		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point dunk
10:25		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
10:17		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
10:15		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
10:04	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point hook shot (Cam Spencer assists)	37-61
9:44		Treyton Thompson misses two point layup
9:42		Jalen Miller defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point alley-oop dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	37-63
9:13		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
9:07	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point driving dunk (Cam Spencer assists)	37-65
9:07		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
8:54	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	40-65
8:32	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	40-68
8:11	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point jump shot	42-68
7:52	+3	Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Oskar Palmquist assists)	42-71
7:45		Jalen Miller personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:37		Oskar Palmquist personal foul
7:31		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
7:29		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists)	42-73
6:55		Oskar Palmquist personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
6:51	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	44-73
6:46		Pharrel Payne blocks Jalen Miller's two point layup
6:44		Jalen Miller offensive rebound
6:43		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Jalen Miller draws the foul)
6:43		Jalen Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43		Jalen Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:43		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
6:34		Jaden Henley turnover (Derek Simpson steals)
6:27	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point dunk	44-75
5:58		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Miller steals)
5:53	+2	Cam Spencer makes two point layup (Jalen Miller assists)	44-77
5:53		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
5:43	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	47-77
5:25	+2	Dean Reiber makes two point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	47-79
5:12	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	49-79
4:58		Oskar Palmquist misses two point jump shot
4:56		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
4:49		Derek Simpson personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
4:49		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:43		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
4:41		Dean Reiber defensive rebound
4:31		Oskar Palmquist turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Henley steals)
4:25	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Jaden Henley assists)	51-79
4:03		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
4:01		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
3:44		Treyton Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:42		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
3:34		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
3:32		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
3:26		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive foul
3:26		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (offensive foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	51-81
2:55		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
2:53		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
2:43		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
2:41		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	53-81
2:21	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point jump shot (Jalen Miller assists)	53-83
2:05		Will Ramberg turnover (bad pass) (Dean Reiber steals)
1:56		Jaden Henley shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-84
1:56		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:56		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
1:36		Taurus Samuels turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Miller steals)
1:29		Jalen Miller misses two point layup
1:27		Dean Reiber offensive rebound
1:25		Dean Reiber misses two point layup
1:22		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
1:22		Jalen Miller personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
1:22		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:11	+3	Aiden Terry makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	53-87
0:59		Jaden Henley misses two point jump shot
0:57		Will Ramberg offensive rebound
0:52		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
0:50		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
0:38	+3	Oskar Palmquist makes three point jump shot (Aiden Terry assists)	53-90
0:29	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Jaden Henley assists)	55-90
0:01		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)