National Basketball Association
Rutgers 85, Providence 72
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Gary Prager, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6520
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A practical game plan for Rutgers would be trying its best to stop Providence’s Marshon Brooks and limiting the damage from the rest of the Friars.
The Scarlet Knights (10-5, 1-2 Big East) did just that in Saturday’s 85-72 win over Providence. They are now 8-13 in the all-time series but, more importantly, earned their first Big East win of the season.
They allowed a game-high 29 points on 8-of-18 shooting to Brooks, who entered averaging more than 23 points. The rest of the Friars shot 12 of 47 (25.5 percent). Providence (11-6, 0-4) also finished 6 of 22 (27.3 percent) from 3-point range.
Forward Jonathan Mitchell led Rutgers with 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, his second of the season. The Scarlet Knights had three other players score double digits as they finished 31 of 57 (54.4 percent).
Rutgers held a huge advantage inside, outscoring Providence 46-26 in the paint.
Top Game Performances
| Providence |
|
Rutgers |
|
Marshon Brooks 29 |
Scoring |
Jonathan Mitchell 21 |
|
Marshon Brooks 3 |
Assists |
Mike Coburn 7 |
|
Duke Mondy 8 |
Rebounds |
Jonathan Mitchell 10 |
|
Marshon Brooks 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Jonathan Mitchell 6 |
|
Duke Mondy 4 |
Steals |
Mike Coburn 3 |
|
Kadeem Batts 2 |
Blocks |
Dane Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Providence
|
72 |
30.8 |
6-22 |
26-35 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
10 |
|
| Rutgers
|
85 |
54.4 |
3-8 |
20-27 |
18 |
36 |
10 |
7 |
|