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FINAL
Dec 8, 2020

Game Recap

Ron Harper Jr. leads No. 21 Rutgers past Syracuse, 79-69. Ron Harper Jr. scored 26 points and No. 21 Rutgers took over a close game down the stretch to beat Syracuse 79-69 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Box Score

12T
SYR303969
RUTG344579
Syracuse Orange logoSYRACUSEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Quincy Guerrier366-93-53-550110418
21Marek Dolezaj376-110-02-341202314
0Alan Griffin377-182-94-481106420
3Kadary Richmond371-50-24-63750236
11Joseph Girard III341-81-60-02600213
2John Bol Ajak70-10-00-01100000
20Robert Braswell IV31-10-00-00000002
4Woody Newton92-51-41-21010016
TOTAL24-5841.4%7-2626.9%14-2070.0%2416101121669
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Ron Harper Jr.389-135-83-572001126
5Clifford Omoruyi150-00-00-06012030
4Paul Mulcahy312-41-20-02200435
10Montez Mathis316-142-65-673001219
42Jacob Young396-131-35-6310505218
3Mawot Mag60-10-10-00000210
1Oskar Palmquist100-40-40-03200110
21Dean Reiber20-00-00-00000100
15Myles Johnson285-90-01-1120002411
TOTAL28-5848.3%9-2437.5%14-1877.8%401962171779

Play-by-Play

1st halfsyrrutg
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Rutgers
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:44) Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:44) Montez Mathis Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:41) Montez Mathis missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:41) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:41) Foul on Cliff Omoruyi.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:29) Marek Dolezaj missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:29) Cliff Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (19:24) Foul on Quincy Guerrier.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (18:42) Montez Mathis made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    02
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:31) Foul on Jacob Young.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (18:23) Marek Dolezaj made Layup. Assisted by Joseph Girard III.
    22
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:23) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (18:23) Marek Dolezaj made Free Throw.
    32
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (18:08) Paul Mulcahy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr..
    35
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (17:50) Kadary Richmond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (17:50) Marek Dolezaj Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (17:50) Marek Dolezaj made Two Point Tip Shot.
    55
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:19) Paul Mulcahy made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    57
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (17:14) Joseph Girard III Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:14) Jacob Young Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (17:03) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    510
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (16:40) Marek Dolezaj made Jumper. Assisted by Joseph Girard III.
    710
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (16:20) Foul on Kadary Richmond.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:17) Montez Mathis missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (16:17) Syracuse Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:56) Alan Griffin missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:56) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:47) Jacob Young missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:47) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:39) Myles Johnson missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:39) Jacob Young Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:29) Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:29) Joseph Girard III Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:20) Joseph Girard III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:20) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:11) Jacob Young missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:11) Marek Dolezaj Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (15:06) Alan Griffin Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:06) Jacob Young Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:59) Foul on Marek Dolezaj.
  • (14:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:59) Montez Mathis missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:59) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (14:59) Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
    711
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (14:42) Quincy Guerrier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alan Griffin.
    1011
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (14:19) Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper.
    1013
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (14:00) Marek Dolezaj missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:00) Cliff Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:35) Paul Mulcahy missed Layup.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:35) Marek Dolezaj Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:26) Alan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:26) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:12) Myles Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:12) Cliff Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:00) Myles Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (13:00) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:44) Joseph Girard III missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:44) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (12:29) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    1016
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:07) Foul on Marek Dolezaj.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (12:07) Marek Dolezaj Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:49) Myles Johnson Turnover.
  • (11:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (11:34) Kadary Richmond Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Montez Mathis missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:55) Myles Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:55) Quincy Guerrier Block.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:55) Alan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:47) Alan Griffin missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:47) Montez Mathis Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (10:38) Myles Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Montez Mathis.
    1018
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:23) Marek Dolezaj missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:23) Cliff Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:12) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (10:12) Alan Griffin Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:59) Joseph Girard III Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:59) Jacob Young Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (9:54) Montez Mathis made Layup.
    1020
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:53) Syracuse Timeout
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:51) Alan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:51) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:36) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:36) Alan Griffin Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:24) Foul on Cliff Omoruyi.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:24) Quincy Guerrier missed Free Throw.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (9:24) Syracuse Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (9:24) Quincy Guerrier made Free Throw.
    1120
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:10) Foul on Montez Mathis.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:10) Montez Mathis Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:57) Syracuse Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:38) Foul on Mawot Mag.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (8:38) Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
    1220
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (8:38) Alan Griffin made Free Throw.
    1320
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:26) Oskar Palmquist missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:26) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:17) Jacob Young missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:17) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:10) Quincy Guerrier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (8:10) Alan Griffin Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (8:02) Alan Griffin made Three Point Jumper.
    1620
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:39) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:39) Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (7:21) Montez Mathis made Layup.
    1622
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:08) Alan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:08) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:03) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (7:03) Woody Newton Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:51) Foul on Myles Johnson.
  • (6:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (6:51) Woody Newton made Free Throw.
    1722
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:51) Woody Newton missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:51) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:37) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:37) Kadary Richmond Steal.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:30) Alan Griffin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:30) John Bol Ajak Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:23) Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:23) Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (6:16) Foul on Woody Newton.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (6:16) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    1723
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (6:16) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    1724
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (6:04) Woody Newton made Dunk. Assisted by John Bol Ajak.
    1924
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (5:48) Jacob Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr..
    1927
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:34) Kadary Richmond Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:18) Oskar Palmquist missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (5:18) Woody Newton Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (5:01) Marek Dolezaj made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
    2127
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (4:41) Jacob Young made Jumper.
    2129
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (4:27) John Bol Ajak missed Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (4:27) Alan Griffin Offensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (4:07) Woody Newton made Three Point Jumper.
    2429
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (3:33) Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Oskar Palmquist.
    2431
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (3:17) Woody Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:17) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (3:01) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
    2434
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:38) Foul on Alan Griffin.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:38) Alan Griffin Turnover.
  • (2:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:17) Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:17) Quincy Guerrier Defensive Rebound.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (2:01) Marek Dolezaj missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:01) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:43) Jacob Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:43) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:43) Foul on Myles Johnson.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:30) Myles Johnson Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +2 (1:08) Robert Braswell made Layup. Assisted by Kadary Richmond.
    2634
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:41) Jacob Young Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (0:41) Kadary Richmond Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:41) Foul on Jacob Young.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:41) Rutgers Timeout
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +1 (0:41) Kadary Richmond made Free Throw.
    2734
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    (0:41) Kadary Richmond missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:41) Jacob Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:21) Dean Reiber Turnover.
  • Syracuse Orange logo
    +3 (0:08) Joseph Girard III made Three Point Jumper.
    3034
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

69Points79
24-58(41.4%)Field Goal(%)28-58(48.3%)
7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)
14-20(70%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)
26(7)Rebounds(Offensive)42(13)
16Assists19
10Steals6
1Blocks2
12Turnovers17
16(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 · 9:30 PM
Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
capacity: 8,000
tv: ESPN2
spread: RUTG -5
over/under: 141