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Simpson scores 15 points and Rutgers defeats Georgetown 71-60

AP
Nov 15, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Derek Simpson scored 15 points and Rutgers used a strong defense to defeat Georgetown 71-60 on Wednesday night.

The Scarlet Knights (3-1) had an 11-0 run early in the second half, highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers from Aundre Hyatt, for a 54-36 lead and the Hoyas (1-2) never got closer than 11.

Hyatt and Gavin Griffiths both scored 12 points and Noah Fernandes had 10. The Scarlet Knights were outrebounded 40-29 but they turned 21 Georgetown turnovers into 25 points. Four players had two steals and Clifford Omoruyi had four blocks.

Jayden Epps scored 15 points for Georgetown and Dontrez Styles had 15. They Hoyas shot 35%.

Rutgers never trailed and led by 13 in the first half when Hyatt's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run that made it 30-17. But the Hoyas came back with three 3-pointers, the last two by Styles to cut the deficit to 31-29.

Styles it a 3 at the 1:13 mark to make it a one-point game but in the final minute Simpson hit a 3 and Griffiths had a dunk to make it 32-28 at the half.

Styles had 15 points at the break, but the Hoyas had 13 turnovers that Rutgers turned into 14 points, which made up for a 26-15 Georgetown advantage on the boards.

Both teams play at home on Saturday, Rutgers against Howard and Georgetown against Mount St. Mary's.

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1st Half
GTWN
Hoyas
32
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Supreme Cook vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Noah Fernandes gains possession)
19:55	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	0-2
19:50		Rowan Brumbaugh offensive foul
19:50		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (offensive foul)
19:48	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Aundre Hyatt assists)	0-4
19:36		Jayden Epps misses two point jump shot
19:34		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
19:25	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	2-4
19:19		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
19:17		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
19:08		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
19:06		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
18:56		Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point jump shot
18:54		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
18:43		Aundre Hyatt turnover (lost ball) (Jay Heath steals)
18:27		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
18:25		Hoyas offensive rebound
18:11		Supreme Cook turnover (traveling)
17:58		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:56		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
17:48		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
17:46		Hoyas offensive rebound
17:46		Noah Fernandes personal foul
17:43		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
17:41		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
17:35		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
17:33		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	4-4
16:41	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:12		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Jayden Epps's three point jump shot
16:10		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
16:05		Rowan Brumbaugh shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-7
16:05	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
15:52		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul
15:52		TV timeout
15:41		Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
15:39		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
15:28		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
15:26		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
15:18		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball)
15:08		Jay Heath shooting foul
15:08		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:08		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:08		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
14:41		Ryan Mutombo misses two point layup
14:39		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
14:39		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
14:39		Ryan Mutombo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Ryan Mutombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
14:21		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
14:19		Antwone Woolfolk offensive rebound
14:11	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup	5-10
13:51		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
13:33	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	8-10
13:07		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
13:05		Jamichael Davis offensive rebound
13:04		Dontrez Styles personal foul
12:57		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
12:55		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
12:48		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
12:46		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
12:38		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
12:36		Antwone Woolfolk offensive rebound
12:25	+3	Gavin Griffiths makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	8-13
11:47		Hoyas turnover (shot clock violation)
11:47		TV timeout
11:27	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point jump shot	8-15
11:14		Dontrez Styles misses two point layup
11:12		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
11:12		Gavin Griffiths shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-15
11:12		Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:12		Oskar Palmquist defensive rebound
11:08		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
11:06		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Jay Heath makes two point layup	11-15
10:51	+3	Jamichael Davis makes three point jump shot	11-18
10:32	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point layup	13-18
10:18		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
10:16		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
9:58		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Oskar Palmquist steals)
9:51		Jamichael Davis misses two point layup
9:49		Jay Heath defensive rebound
9:40		Supreme Cook turnover (traveling)
9:28	+3	Gavin Griffiths makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	13-21
9:07		Oskar Palmquist shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-21
9:07	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-21
8:55	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup	15-23
8:40		Oskar Palmquist personal foul
8:40	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-23
8:40	+1	Jay Heath makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-23
8:16		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
8:16	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
8:16	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
8:10		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Jamichael Davis steals)
8:01	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point dunk	17-27
8:10		Hoyas 30 second timeout
8:01		TV timeout
7:53		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Aundre Hyatt steals)
7:42	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot	17-30
7:16		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
7:14		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
7:08		Ryan Mutombo misses two point hook shot
7:06		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
7:06		Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-30
7:06		Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:06		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
7:02		Gavin Griffiths turnover (out of bounds)
6:43		Wayne Bristol Jr. misses two point layup
6:41		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
6:36	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	20-30
6:20		Jayden Epps shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-31
6:20		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Jay Heath defensive rebound
5:59	+3	Jay Heath makes three point jump shot	23-31
5:37		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
5:35		Wayne Bristol Jr. defensive rebound
5:14	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Jay Heath assists)	26-31
4:58		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:35		Scarlet Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
4:23		Supreme Cook offensive foul
4:23		Supreme Cook turnover (offensive foul)
4:00		Wayne Bristol Jr. blocks Gavin Griffiths's three point jump shot
3:58		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
3:54		Jay Heath misses two point layup
3:52		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:42		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
3:40		Wayne Bristol Jr. defensive rebound
3:36	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Jayden Epps assists)	29-31
3:31		Wayne Bristol Jr. personal foul
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
3:31	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
3:09		Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
3:07		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
2:58		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Wayne Bristol Jr. steals)
2:47		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
2:41		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
2:39		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
2:15		Wayne Bristol Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:09		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
2:09		Hoyas turnover (shot clock violation)
1:59		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
1:57		Wayne Bristol Jr. defensive rebound
1:44		Jayden Epps misses two point layup
1:42		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
1:33		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
1:31		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
1:20	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot	32-33
1:04	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	32-36
0:44		Dontrez Styles turnover (lost ball) (Noah Fernandes steals)
0:41		Jay Heath personal foul (Gavin Griffiths draws the foul)
0:41		Gavin Griffiths misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:41		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
0:15		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Jamichael Davis steals)
0:06		Jamichael Davis misses two point layup
0:04		Gavin Griffiths offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point dunk	32-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GTWN
Hoyas
28
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
33

Time		Play	Score
19:27		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
19:27		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
19:25		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	32-41
18:55	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point jump shot	34-41
18:31	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point jump shot	34-43
18:07	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup	36-43
17:53		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:51		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
17:45		Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point layup
17:43		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
17:34	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	36-46
16:58		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
16:56		Hoyas turnover (shot clock violation)
16:38	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	36-48
16:29		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
16:27		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
16:21		Dontrez Styles personal foul
16:19	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	36-51
16:12		Hoyas 30 second timeout
16:12		TV timeout
16:10		Jayden Epps turnover (lost ball) (Noah Fernandes steals)
16:06	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot	36-54
16:06		TV timeout
15:57		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Jayden Epps's two point layup
15:55		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
15:52		Noah Fernandes turnover (traveling)
15:29		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
15:27		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
15:25		Drew Fielder personal foul
15:02		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
15:00		Hoyas defensive rebound
14:34		Jay Heath turnover (lost ball) (Aundre Hyatt steals)
14:26		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
14:24		Supreme Cook defensive rebound
14:11		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
14:09		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
13:40		Clifford Omoruyi misses three point jump shot
13:38		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
13:30		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Rowan Brumbaugh's two point layup
13:28		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
13:28		Jayden Epps personal foul
13:08		Drew Fielder personal foul
13:00		Drew Fielder shooting foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
13:00		Antwone Woolfolk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:00		Antwone Woolfolk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:00		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
12:35		Rowan Brumbaugh misses two point layup
12:33		Supreme Cook offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Supreme Cook makes two point layup	38-54
12:07		Drew Fielder shooting foul (Gavin Griffiths draws the foul)
12:07		Gavin Griffiths misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:07		Gavin Griffiths misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:07		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
11:48		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass)
11:48		TV timeout
11:33		Dontrez Styles personal foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
11:33	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-55
11:33	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-56
11:05		Oskar Palmquist shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
11:05	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-56
11:05	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-56
10:53		Jamichael Davis turnover (traveling)
10:26		Noah Fernandes shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 3	41-56
10:26		Jayden Epps misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:26	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 3 of 3	42-56
10:13	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	42-58
9:54		Jamichael Davis shooting foul (Jayden Epps draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-58
9:54	+1	Jayden Epps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-58
9:40		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
9:38		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
9:25		Jay Heath offensive foul
9:25		Jay Heath turnover (offensive foul)
9:02	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	44-60
8:35		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass)
8:19		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
8:17		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
8:15		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul
7:48		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
7:46		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
7:33		TV timeout
7:18		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
7:16		Rowan Brumbaugh defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Rowan Brumbaugh makes two point layup	46-60
6:54	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	46-62
6:31		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
6:23		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
6:21		Jayden Epps defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Jayden Epps makes two point layup	48-62
6:13		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
5:50		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
5:48		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
5:48		Supreme Cook personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
5:48		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:48		Drew Fielder defensive rebound
5:35		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Jay Heath's two point layup
5:33		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
5:15		Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-63
5:15	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
5:07		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
5:05		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
5:00		Jamichael Davis turnover (lost ball)
4:56	+3	Jayden Epps makes three point jump shot	51-64
4:37		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
4:35		Hoyas defensive rebound
4:32		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:12		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
4:10		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
3:58		Antwone Woolfolk offensive foul
3:58		Antwone Woolfolk turnover (offensive foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:34		Jayden Epps misses three point jump shot
3:32		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
3:17		Noah Fernandes turnover (bad pass)
2:46	+2	Jay Heath makes two point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)	53-64
2:23		Rowan Brumbaugh personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-65
2:23	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-66
2:05		Jay Heath misses three point jump shot
2:03		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
2:00		Dontrez Styles personal foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
2:00		Antwone Woolfolk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00	+1	Antwone Woolfolk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-67
1:57		Derek Simpson personal foul
1:41		Rowan Brumbaugh turnover (double dribble)
1:33	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point dunk (Aundre Hyatt assists)	53-69
1:33		Hoyas 30 second timeout
1:16		Rowan Brumbaugh misses three point jump shot
1:14		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
1:09		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Wayne Bristol Jr. draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Wayne Bristol Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-69
1:09	+1	Wayne Bristol Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
0:43	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	55-71
0:35		Gavin Griffiths shooting foul (Rowan Brumbaugh draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
0:35	+1	Rowan Brumbaugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-71
0:06		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (Wayne Bristol Jr. steals)
0:02	+3	Cam Bacote makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)	60-71
0:00		End of period

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Cam Bacote makes three point jump shot (Rowan Brumbaugh assists)