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Harper Jr., Baker lead Rutgers over NJIT 75-61

AP
Nov 16, 2021

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Ron Harper Jr. had 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to lead Rutgers Scarlet Knights to a 75-61 victory over NJIT on Tuesday night.

Harper was 6 of 15 from the field and made 7 of his 10 free throws. He has scored in double figures in each of Rutgers' three games.

Geo Baker added 19 points for the Scarlet Knights (3-0). He also had four assists to surpass 400 in his career.

Dylan O'Hearn scored 20 points for NJIT (1-2). Miles Coleman added 15 points and Antwuan Butler had 13.

The Scarlet Knights took the lead for good about three minutes into the second half. Baker hit a 3-pointer, sparking a 22-7 run for a 59-45 advantage with 9:37 remaining. Harper scored 10 points during the stretch.

Coleman made two consecutive 3-pointers and Mekhi Gray scored on a dunk to pull the Highlanders to 61-55, but they didn't get closer.

Rutgers has sold out a program-record 12 consecutive home games dating to last season.

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1st Half
NJIT
Highlanders
33
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Souleymane Diakite vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
19:38		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
19:36		Highlanders defensive rebound
19:38		Paul Mulcahy personal foul (Highlanders draws the foul)
19:23	+3	Antwuan Butler makes three point jump shot (Miles Coleman assists)	3-0
18:49		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:47		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
18:37		Miles Coleman misses two point jump shot
18:35		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
18:28		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:21		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
18:01		Antwuan Butler misses three point jump shot
17:59		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
17:45		Miles Coleman blocks Caleb McConnell's two point jump shot
17:43		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
17:35	+2	Geo Baker makes two point step back jump shot	3-2
17:08		Dylan O'Hearn misses three point jump shot
17:06		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
16:59		Caleb McConnell turnover (lost ball)
16:44	+2	Antwuan Butler makes two point layup (Dylan O'Hearn assists)	5-2
16:30		Matt Faw shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
16:30		Ron Harper Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:30		Dylan O'Hearn defensive rebound
16:10		Souleymane Diakite misses two point jump shot
16:08		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	5-6
15:35		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
15:33		Geo Baker defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Geo Baker assists)	5-8
15:08	+2	Miles Coleman makes two point layup (Matt Faw assists)	7-8
14:57	+2	Geo Baker makes two point layup	7-10
14:40		Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (Dylan O'Hearn draws the foul)
14:40		TV timeout
14:40		Dylan O'Hearn misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:40	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes regular free throw 2 of 3	8-10
14:40	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes regular free throw 3 of 3	9-10
14:20		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:18		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
14:13	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Paul Mulcahy assists)	9-12
13:52		Souleymane Diakite misses two point layup
13:50		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
13:46		Miles Coleman personal foul
13:38		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
13:36		James Lee defensive rebound
13:28	+2	Souleymane Diakite makes two point layup (James Lee assists)	11-12
12:52		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
12:50		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point dunk (Miles Coleman assists)	13-12
12:28		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
12:26		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
12:13		Miles Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:11		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
12:05	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point layup (Geo Baker assists)	13-14
12:05		TV timeout
11:48	+2	Dylan O'Hearn makes two point layup	15-14
11:26	+2	Jaden Jones makes two point layup	15-16
11:11	+3	Dylan O'Hearn makes three point jump shot	18-16
10:56		Geo Baker turnover (lost ball) (James Lee steals)
10:53		Geo Baker personal foul
10:45		Aundre Hyatt blocks Keeshawn Mason's two point jump shot
10:43		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
10:28		James Lee personal foul
10:19		Keeshawn Mason blocks Mawot Mag's two point layup
10:17		James Lee defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Dylan O'Hearn makes three point jump shot (Miles Coleman assists)	21-16
9:36		Paul Mulcahy misses two point layup
9:34		Mekhi Gray defensive rebound
9:27		James Lee misses two point layup
9:25		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
9:07		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
9:05		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
9:04	+3	Ron Harper Jr. makes three point jump shot (Paul Mulcahy assists)	21-19
8:43		Dylan O'Hearn turnover (bad pass) (Paul Mulcahy steals)
8:35	+3	Jaden Jones makes three point jump shot (Caleb McConnell assists)	21-22
8:35		Highlanders 30 second timeout
8:22	+3	Miles Coleman makes three point jump shot (Antwuan Butler assists)	24-22
7:57		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
7:55		Ralph Gonzales-Agee offensive rebound
7:55		Dylan O'Hearn personal foul (Ralph Gonzales-Agee draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Ralph Gonzales-Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
7:55		Ralph Gonzales-Agee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:55		Miles Coleman defensive rebound
7:27		Antwuan Butler misses two point jump shot
7:25		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
7:21		Souleymane Diakite shooting foul (Ralph Gonzales-Agee draws the foul)
7:21		Ralph Gonzales-Agee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:21	+1	Ralph Gonzales-Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-24
7:04		James Lee turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
6:34		Paul Mulcahy turnover (bad pass) (James Lee steals)
6:29		James Lee misses two point jump shot
6:27		Geo Baker defensive rebound
6:17		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
6:15		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
6:07		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
6:05		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
5:55		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball) (Souleymane Diakite steals)
5:36		Caleb McConnell personal foul
5:20		Souleymane Diakite misses two point jump shot
5:18		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup	24-26
4:42		Caleb McConnell blocks Dylan O'Hearn's two point layup
4:40		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
4:34		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
4:32		Antwuan Butler defensive rebound
4:28	+3	Dylan O'Hearn makes three point jump shot	27-26
3:59		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
3:57		Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound
3:56		Geo Baker misses three point jump shot
3:54		Highlanders defensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:38		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
3:36		Souleymane Diakite offensive rebound
3:29	+3	Mekhi Gray makes three point jump shot (Antwuan Butler assists)	30-26
2:59	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point jump shot	30-28
2:39		Miles Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:37		Antwuan Butler offensive rebound
2:32	+3	Antwuan Butler makes three point jump shot	33-28
2:13		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
2:11		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
1:48		James Lee misses three point jump shot
1:46		Caleb McConnell defensive rebound
1:42		Antwuan Butler personal foul
1:35	+2	Geo Baker makes two point jump shot	33-30
1:13		Souleymane Diakite misses two point dunk
1:11		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
0:56	+2	Geo Baker makes two point jump shot	33-32
0:20		Antwuan Butler misses three point jump shot
0:18		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
0:01		Geo Baker turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Gray steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NJIT
Highlanders
28
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
43

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:44		Matt Faw defensive rebound
19:23		Dylan O'Hearn misses three point jump shot
19:21		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
19:11		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
19:09		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
18:57		Caleb McConnell shooting foul (Dylan O'Hearn draws the foul)
18:57	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
18:42	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
18:42	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point layup (Geo Baker assists)	35-34
18:25		Matt Faw turnover (bad pass) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
18:18		Paul Mulcahy misses three point jump shot
18:16		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
18:16		Miles Coleman personal foul
18:10	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot	35-37
17:49		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:47		Matt Faw offensive rebound
17:42	+3	Dylan O'Hearn makes three point jump shot (Miles Coleman assists)	38-37
17:21	+3	Geo Baker makes three point jump shot	38-40
16:56		Dylan O'Hearn misses two point layup
16:54		Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound
16:49		Caleb McConnell misses three point jump shot
16:47		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
16:38		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
16:36		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
16:25		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (lost ball)
16:09		Dylan O'Hearn misses three point jump shot
16:07		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Paul Mulcahy assists)	38-42
15:33	+3	Antwuan Butler makes three point jump shot	41-42
15:21	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point jump shot	41-44
15:13		Dylan O'Hearn turnover (lost ball) (Caleb McConnell steals)
15:07		Antwuan Butler shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
15:07		TV timeout
15:07	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
15:07	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-46
14:48	+2	James Lee makes two point layup	43-46
14:40		Antwuan Butler personal foul
14:36		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:34		Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound
14:36		Dylan O'Hearn shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-47
14:34	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-48
14:14		Souleymane Diakite misses two point layup
14:12		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
14:03		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
14:01		Antwuan Butler defensive rebound
13:52		Aundre Hyatt blocks Souleymane Diakite's two point dunk
13:50		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Caleb McConnell makes two point layup (Ron Harper Jr. assists)	43-50
13:12		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:10		Ralph Gonzales-Agee defensive rebound
12:58		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point layup
12:56		Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound
12:54		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point layup
12:52		Miles Coleman defensive rebound
12:50		Ralph Gonzales-Agee shooting foul (Keeshawn Mason draws the foul)
12:50		Keeshawn Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:50		Keeshawn Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:50		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
12:19	+2	Ralph Gonzales-Agee makes two point jump shot	43-52
12:09		Highlanders 30 second timeout
12:09		TV timeout
11:54		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:43		Aundre Hyatt blocks Dylan O'Hearn's two point layup
11:41		Highlanders offensive rebound
11:34		Antwuan Butler misses three point jump shot
11:32		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
11:32		Jaden Jones technical foul
11:32		Jaden Jones turnover
11:32	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes technical free throw 1 of 2	44-52
11:32	+1	Dylan O'Hearn makes technical free throw 2 of 2	45-52
11:17	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point jump shot	45-54
10:59		Matt Faw misses three point jump shot
10:57		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
10:59		Antwuan Butler personal foul
10:33		Mekhi Gray blocks Paul Mulcahy's two point layup
10:31		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
10:27		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
10:25		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
10:25		Ralph Gonzales-Agee misses two point layup
10:23		Paul Mulcahy offensive rebound
10:21	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point layup	45-56
10:21		Mekhi Gray shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
10:21	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-57
9:54		Souleymane Diakite turnover (lost ball) (Paul Mulcahy steals)
9:37	+2	Ron Harper Jr. makes two point jump shot	45-59
9:21	+2	Miles Coleman makes two point jump shot (James Lee assists)	47-59
8:57		Ron Harper Jr. misses two point layup
8:55		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Miles Coleman makes three point jump shot (Dylan O'Hearn assists)	50-59
8:42		Highlanders 30 second timeout
8:22		Caleb McConnell misses two point jump shot
8:20		Highlanders defensive rebound
8:07		James Lee turnover (bad pass)
7:43		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
7:41		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
7:38		Souleymane Diakite turnover (bad pass) (Caleb McConnell steals)
7:31		Caleb McConnell misses two point layup
7:29		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
7:27	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup	50-61
7:13	+3	Miles Coleman makes three point jump shot (James Lee assists)	53-61
6:50		Ron Harper Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:48		Caleb McConnell offensive rebound
6:33		Paul Mulcahy misses two point jump shot
6:31		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
6:22		James Lee turnover (lost ball)
6:22		TV timeout
6:07		Souleymane Diakite blocks Ron Harper Jr.'s two point layup
6:05		Dylan O'Hearn defensive rebound
6:03	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point dunk (Dylan O'Hearn assists)	55-61
5:49	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Geo Baker assists)	55-63
5:17		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
5:15		Geo Baker defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Paul Mulcahy makes two point jump shot	55-65
4:50		Dylan O'Hearn misses three point jump shot
4:48		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
4:19		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
4:17		Ron Harper Jr. offensive rebound
4:15		Miles Coleman shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-66
4:15		Ron Harper Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:15		Souleymane Diakite defensive rebound
3:58		Miles Coleman misses three point jump shot
3:56		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:37	+2	Geo Baker makes two point jump shot	55-68
3:06		Dylan O'Hearn turnover (lost ball) (Paul Mulcahy steals)
3:00		Miles Coleman shooting foul (Paul Mulcahy draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-69
3:00	+1	Paul Mulcahy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-70
2:43		Paul Mulcahy shooting foul (Miles Coleman draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Miles Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-70
2:43	+1	Miles Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-70
2:16		Mekhi Gray shooting foul (Ron Harper Jr. draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Ron Harper Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-71
2:16		Ron Harper Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Miles Coleman defensive rebound
2:06		Caleb McConnell personal foul
1:58		Dylan O'Hearn misses three point jump shot
1:56		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
1:33		Geo Baker misses two point layup
1:31		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
1:22	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk	57-73
1:15	+2	Antwuan Butler makes two point jump shot	59-73
1:15		Highlanders 60 second timeout
1:07		Mekhi Gray personal foul (Caleb McConnell draws the foul)
1:07		Caleb McConnell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07		Caleb McConnell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:07		Miles Coleman defensive rebound
1:03		Matt Faw misses three point jump shot
1:01		Ron Harper Jr. defensive rebound
0:45		Matt Faw shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-74
0:45	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-75
0:24	+2	Matt Faw makes two point layup	61-75
0:00		End of period

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Matt Faw makes two point layup