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Rutgers holds on for 1st win at Indiana, edge Hoosiers 74-70

AP
Jan 25, 2021

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Geo Baker scored 19 points with four 3-pointers and a key free throw with eight seconds left, Ron Harper Jr. added 15 points and Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated Indiana Hoosiers 74-70 on Sunday.

The Hoosiers were coming off a huge upset of No. 4 Iowa on Thursday night and had never lost to Rutgers at home.

Myles Johnson forced Saturday's outcome towards the Scarlet Knights (8-6, 4-6 Big Ten Conference), winning a tough rebound battle by knocking the ball off the glass to get a better angle on it, then passing it to the perimeter where Indiana, railing 73-70, was forced to foul before time ran out.

Johnson scored eight points with eight rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals.

After Baker's free throw, Indiana's Aljami Durham missed a 3-pointer and Harper controlled the rebound, sealing Rutgers' first win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Rutgers, which joined the Big Ten in the 2014-15 season, has beaten Indiana in four of their last five meetings, but never in Bloomington.

Armaan Franklin's pull-up 3-pointer brought the Hoosiers, who had trailed by as many as 14 after halftime, to 62-59 with just under eight minutes to play. Franklin scored 12 of his 14 points after halftime.

Trayce Jackson-Davis, who had 23 points in Thursday's upset at No. 4 Iowa, scored 13 points with seven rebounds for Indiana. Jackson-Davis was 4 of 10 shooting. Race Thompson scored 11.

Johnson had a hand in clutch plays down the stretch with a blocked shot, a drive for two points, two steals and two defensive rebounds in the last 9:05.

Rutgers plays host to Michigan State on Thursday. Indiana's Jan. 30 game at No. 7 Michigan has been postponed by the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the Wolverine program. The Hoosiers next play Feb. 2 when Illinois comes to Bloomington.

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
38
IND
Hoosiers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Myles Johnson vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Ron Harper Jr. gains possession)
19:30		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
19:28		Aljami Durham defensive rebound
19:06		Myles Johnson blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point jump shot
19:04		Aljami Durham offensive rebound
19:00	+3	Aljami Durham makes three point jump shot	0-3
18:36	+3	Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Geo Baker assists)	3-3
18:17	+3	Rob Phinisee makes three point jump shot (Aljami Durham assists)	3-6
17:45	+2	Geo Baker makes two point jump shot	5-6
17:28		Paul Mulcahy shooting foul (Rob Phinisee draws the foul)
17:28	+1	Rob Phinisee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-7
17:28	+1	Rob Phinisee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
17:12	+2	Myles Johnson makes two point layup	7-8
16:49		Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
16:47		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
16:32	+2	Myles Johnson makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	9-8
16:09		Rob Phinisee misses two point layup
16:07		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
16:02		Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
16:02	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
16:02	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-8
15:43		Aljami Durham misses two point jump shot
15:41		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
15:33	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point jump shot	13-8
15:08		Myles Johnson blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point jump shot
15:06		Geo Baker defensive rebound
14:50		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
14:48		Rob Phinisee defensive rebound
14:39		Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (traveling)
14:39		TV timeout
14:24		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:22		Hoosiers defensive rebound
13:56		Caleb McConnell personal foul
13:39		Race Thompson misses two point jump shot
13:37		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
13:39		Jerome Hunter personal foul
13:19	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point dunk (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	15-8
13:04	+3	Jerome Hunter makes three point jump shot (Rob Phinisee assists)	15-11
12:58		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
12:56		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
12:52	+3	Jerome Hunter makes three point jump shot (Anthony Leal assists)	15-14
12:23		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:21		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
12:08	+2	Race Thompson makes two point jump shot	15-16
11:49	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	17-16
11:19		Rob Phinisee misses two point jump shot
11:17		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Geo Baker assists)	19-16
10:46		Jerome Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:44		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
10:38	+3	Ron Harper Jr. makes three point jump shot (Geo Baker assists)	22-16
10:38		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
10:38		TV timeout
10:18		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul)
10:18		Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:18	+1	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-17
10:08	+2	Geo Baker makes two point layup	24-17
9:49		Montez Mathis blocks Armaan Franklin's two point layup
9:47		Hoosiers offensive rebound
9:42		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
9:42		Trayce Jackson-Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
9:17		Geo Baker misses two point jump shot
9:15		Aljami Durham defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point layup (Armaan Franklin assists)	24-20
8:44		Montez Mathis turnover (lost ball)
8:31	+2	Race Thompson makes two point jump shot (Anthony Leal assists)	24-22
8:09		Myles Johnson offensive foul
8:09		Myles Johnson turnover
7:53		Caleb McConnell personal foul
7:53		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Armaan Franklin makes two point jump shot	24-24
7:25		Scarlet Knights turnover (5-second violation)
7:09	+2	Race Thompson makes two point layup (Armaan Franklin assists)	24-26
7:00		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
6:58		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
6:47		Race Thompson turnover (Paul Mulcahy steals)
6:21		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
6:19		Race Thompson defensive rebound
6:02		Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point layup
6:00		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
5:45		Race Thompson personal foul
5:33		Myles Johnson turnover (Trayce Jackson-Davis steals)
5:20		Jerome Hunter misses two point jump shot
5:18		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
5:06	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot (Jacob Young assists)	27-26
4:44		Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (Jacob Young steals)
4:36	+2	Geo Baker makes two point dunk (Jacob Young assists)	29-26
4:21	+2	Jerome Hunter makes two point jump shot	29-28
4:21		Ron Harper Jr. shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Jerome Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-29
3:58	+2	Jacob Young makes two point jump shot	31-29
3:25		Race Thompson misses three point jump shot
3:23		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
3:22		TV timeout
2:50		Jacob Young misses two point jump shot
2:48		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
2:23		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
2:21		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
2:13		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:11		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
1:59		Rob Phinisee misses three point jump shot
1:57		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
1:45		Ron Harper Jr. turnover (Rob Phinisee steals)
1:40	+2	Rob Phinisee makes two point layup	31-31
1:17	+3	Paul Mulcahy makes three point jump shot (Geo Baker assists)	34-31
0:50		Aljami Durham misses two point jump shot
0:48		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
0:39	+2	Jacob Young makes two point layup	36-31
0:29		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
0:12	+2	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point dunk (Rob Phinisee assists)	36-33
0:03		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
0:01		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup	38-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
36
IND
Hoosiers
37

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Aljami Durham makes two point jump shot (Armaan Franklin assists)	38-35
19:09		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
19:07		Race Thompson defensive rebound
19:01		Armaan Franklin turnover (Caleb McConnell steals)
18:38	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point jump shot	40-35
18:20		Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (Caleb McConnell steals)
18:14		Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
18:16		Paul Mulcahy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-35
18:11		Paul Mulcahy personal foul
17:50		Rob Phinisee turnover (Geo Baker steals)
17:43		Paul Mulcahy misses two point layup
17:41		Myles Johnson offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Myles Johnson makes two point layup	43-35
17:41		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
17:41		TV timeout
17:26		Anthony Leal turnover (lost ball)
17:13		Paul Mulcahy turnover (Trayce Jackson-Davis steals)
16:47		Myles Johnson blocks Anthony Leal's two point layup
16:45		Hoosiers offensive rebound
16:40		Race Thompson misses two point jump shot
16:40		Hoosiers offensive rebound
16:37		Hoosiers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:23	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	45-35
16:00	+2	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point layup	45-37
16:00		Myles Johnson shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-38
15:38	+3	Caleb McConnell makes three point jump shot (Geo Baker assists)	48-38
15:21		Paul Mulcahy personal foul
15:02		Rob Phinisee misses three point jump shot
15:00		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
14:47		Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Geo Baker's two point jump shot
14:45		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
14:42	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	51-38
14:19		Myles Johnson blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point layup
14:17		Jacob Young defensive rebound
14:06		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:04		Rob Phinisee defensive rebound
13:53	+3	Armaan Franklin makes three point jump shot (Rob Phinisee assists)	51-41
13:31		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
13:29		Jerome Hunter defensive rebound
13:24		Ron Harper Jr. shooting foul (Jerome Hunter draws the foul)
13:24		Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:24		Jerome Hunter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:24		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
12:56		Geo Baker turnover (Jerome Hunter steals)
12:50		Jerome Hunter misses two point layup
12:48		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
12:42		Aljami Durham shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
12:42	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-41
12:42	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-41
12:29		Caleb McConnell personal foul
12:25		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
12:23		Armaan Franklin offensive rebound
12:22		Aljami Durham misses two point layup
12:10		Aljami Durham offensive rebound
12:10		Aljami Durham misses two point layup
12:08		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Caleb McConnell assists)	55-41
11:30	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot (Jordan Geronimo assists)	55-44
11:02		Paul Mulcahy turnover (Race Thompson steals)
10:57	+2	Race Thompson makes two point layup	55-46
10:57		Jacob Young shooting foul (Race Thompson draws the foul)
10:57		TV timeout
10:57	+1	Race Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-47
10:40		Jordan Geronimo shooting foul (Jacob Young draws the foul)
10:40	+1	Jacob Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-47
10:40	+1	Jacob Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-47
10:25		Armaan Franklin misses two point layup
10:23		Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound
10:20	+2	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point dunk	57-49
10:16		Jacob Young turnover (Jordan Geronimo steals)
10:10		Armaan Franklin misses two point layup
10:08		Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
10:06	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point dunk	57-51
9:59		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:57		Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
9:59		Armaan Franklin turnover
9:30		Jacob Young misses two point jump shot
9:28		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
9:13		Myles Johnson blocks Trayce Jackson-Davis's two point layup
9:11		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	60-51
8:57		Geo Baker technical foul
8:57	+1	Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-52
8:57	+1	Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-53
8:38	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot	60-56
8:15		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
8:13	+2	Myles Johnson makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	62-56
7:53	+3	Armaan Franklin makes three point jump shot (Anthony Leal assists)	62-59
7:29		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
7:27		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
7:10		Anthony Leal turnover (Myles Johnson steals)
6:52	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	65-59
6:50		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
6:50		TV timeout
6:29		Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point layup
6:27		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
6:08		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
6:06		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
5:55		Caleb McConnell personal foul (Armaan Franklin draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-60
5:52		Armaan Franklin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Jacob Young makes two point layup	67-60
5:02	+2	Race Thompson makes two point dunk (Aljami Durham assists)	67-62
4:44		Jacob Young misses three point jump shot
4:42		Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound
4:34		Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (Myles Johnson steals)
4:33		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
4:31		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
4:31		Aljami Durham shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
4:31		Ron Harper Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:31	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
4:11	+3	Aljami Durham makes three point jump shot (Rob Phinisee assists)	68-65
3:46	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point jump shot	70-65
3:18		Race Thompson misses two point jump shot
3:16		Myles Johnson defensive rebound
2:53		Geo Baker misses two point jump shot
2:51		Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound
2:49		Armaan Franklin personal foul
2:49		TV timeout
2:31		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
2:29		Rob Phinisee defensive rebound
2:27		Ron Harper Jr. blocks Rob Phinisee's two point layup
2:25		Hoosiers offensive rebound
2:13		Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
2:11		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
2:08		Trayce Jackson-Davis personal foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-65
2:09	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-65
1:45		Armaan Franklin turnover (Myles Johnson steals)
1:40		Race Thompson shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
1:41		Ron Harper Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:41	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-65
1:26	+3	Armaan Franklin makes three point jump shot (Rob Phinisee assists)	73-68
1:25		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
1:15		Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Jacob Young's two point layup
1:13		Aljami Durham defensive rebound
0:53		Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
0:51		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
0:51		Rob Phinisee personal foul (Jacob Young draws the foul)
0:51		Jacob Young misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:51		Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
0:44		Myles Johnson personal foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
0:44	+1	Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
0:16		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:14		Myles Johnson offensive rebound
0:09		Armaan Franklin personal foul (Geo Baker draws the foul)
0:09		Geo Baker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Geo Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-70
0:09		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:05		Aljami Durham misses three point jump shot
0:03		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound