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FINAL
Dec 9, 2021

Game Recap

Harper connects at buzzer, Rutgers shocks No. 1 Purdue 70-68. Ron Harper Jr.'s dad hit plenty of big shots in a career that included five NBA titles, so perhaps it was no surprise that Harper told his Rutgers teammates he'd send them home winners against No. 1 Purdue.

Box Score

12T
PUR353368
RUTG363470
Purdue Boilermakers logoPURDUEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Caleb Furst80-00-00-00000010
15Zach Edey165-80-03-561013213
23Jaden Ivey345-92-53-413303315
11Isaiah Thompson140-20-20-02000010
55Sasha Stefanovic293-102-71-22200139
0Mason Gillis120-10-10-01001020
50Trevion Williams249-170-13-3111101321
5Brandon Newman131-61-50-02120313
25Ethan Morton240-20-11-23100011
2Eric Hunter Jr.262-62-40-02120106
TOTAL25-6141.0%7-2626.9%11-1668.8%301082121768
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mawot Mag294-61-23-430000312
24Ron Harper Jr.3710-155-75-5101104130
11Clifford Omoruyi305-100-01-232312311
4Paul Mulcahy290-50-20-01810340
22Caleb McConnell364-80-04-455303412
45Jaden Jones70-10-10-20000000
1Oskar Palmquist81-21-20-00000203
21Dean Reiber30-00-00-00001010
5Aundre Hyatt50-00-00-00100000
55Luke Nathan10-00-00-00000020
35Ralph Gonzales-Agee61-10-00-10100012
2Jalen Miller90-00-00-00000100
TOTAL25-4852.1%7-1450.0%13-1872.2%221882151970

Play-by-Play

1st halfpurrutg
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Purdue
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (19:44) Zach Edey missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:44) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:33) Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (19:33) Sasha Stefanovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (19:21) Zach Edey missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:21) Paul Mulcahy Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (19:04) Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    02
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (18:40) Zach Edey made Layup. Assisted by Sasha Stefanovic.
    22
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (18:12) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Omoruyi.
    25
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (17:37) Jaden Ivey made Layup.
    45
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (17:31) Foul on Isaiah Thompson.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:24) Mawot Mag made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    47
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +3 (17:06) Jaden Ivey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Edey.
    77
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (16:36) Mawot Mag made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    710
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:14) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (16:08) Trevion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:08) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:57) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (15:57) Sasha Stefanovic Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (15:48) Sasha Stefanovic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:48) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:41) Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:41) Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
  • (15:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (15:25) Trevion Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Ivey.
    910
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (15:03) Foul on Jaden Ivey.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (14:48) Mawot Mag made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    912
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (14:28) Eric Hunter Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:28) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:13) Clifford Omoruyi missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (14:13) Brandon Newman Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (13:56) Trevion Williams made Jumper.
    1112
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:37) Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (13:37) Trevion Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (13:19) Brandon Newman missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (13:19) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:16) Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:04) Foul on Caleb McConnell.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (12:59) Eric Hunter Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (12:59) Trevion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (12:55) Trevion Williams made Jumper.
    1312
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:31) Oskar Palmquist missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (12:31) Ethan Morton Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (12:23) Eric Hunter Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (12:23) Trevion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (12:18) Trevion Williams made Jumper.
    1512
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:17) Rutgers Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (12:01) Oskar Palmquist made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.
    1515
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (11:40) Trevion Williams made Jumper.
    1715
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:24) Jaden Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (11:24) Trevion Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (11:13) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:13) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:06) Ron Harper Jr. Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (11:06) Brandon Newman Steal.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (10:51) Trevion Williams made Jumper.
    1915
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:42) Rutgers Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (10:37) Isaiah Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:37) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:21) Clifford Omoruyi missed Layup.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (10:21) Zach Edey Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (10:15) Jaden Ivey made Layup.
    2115
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (9:57) Clifford Omoruyi made Layup. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    2117
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +3 (9:33) Sasha Stefanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Ivey.
    2417
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:15) Oskar Palmquist Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (9:15) Jaden Ivey Steal.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (9:12) Jaden Ivey Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:00) Caleb McConnell Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (8:42) Sasha Stefanovic missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:42) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (8:27) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    2420
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:01) Foul on Mawot Mag.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (7:55) Mason Gillis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:55) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (7:42) Foul on Mason Gillis.
  • (7:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (7:42) Mawot Mag made Free Throw.
    2421
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (7:42) Mawot Mag made Free Throw.
    2422
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (7:21) Trevion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:21) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (6:54) Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Clifford Omoruyi.
    2424
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (6:32) Sasha Stefanovic missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:32) Clifford Omoruyi Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (6:32) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (6:21) Caleb McConnell made Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    2426
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (5:58) Sasha Stefanovic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:58) Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (5:31) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
    2429
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (5:27) Purdue Timeout
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (5:11) Trevion Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (5:11) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:51) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:51) Paul Mulcahy Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:46) Mawot Mag missed Layup.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:46) Mason Gillis Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:43) Brandon Newman Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:43) Caleb McConnell Steal.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:40) Foul on Mason Gillis.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:38) Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:38) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (4:21) Jaden Ivey Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:55) Foul on Clifford Omoruyi.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:55) Clifford Omoruyi Turnover.
  • (3:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (3:40) Trevion Williams missed Layup.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (3:40) Eric Hunter Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (3:34) Jaden Ivey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (3:34) Trevion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:31) Foul on Dean Reiber.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (3:31) Trevion Williams made Free Throw.
    2529
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (3:31) Trevion Williams made Free Throw.
    2629
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +3 (3:14) Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy.
    2632
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (3:14) Foul on Caleb Furst.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (3:14) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    2633
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:00) Foul on Mawot Mag.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (3:00) Jaden Ivey made Free Throw.
    2733
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (3:00) Jaden Ivey made Free Throw.
    2833
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:50) Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:50) Caleb McConnell Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:50) Caleb McConnell missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (2:50) Trevion Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (2:35) Trevion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:34) Dean Reiber Block.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (2:33) Trevion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (2:32) Brandon Newman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (2:32) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (2:17) Zach Edey made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Newman.
    3033
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:56) Jalen Miller Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +2 (1:38) Zach Edey made Layup.
    3233
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (1:06) Foul on Zach Edey.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:06) Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:06) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (1:06) Mawot Mag made Free Throw.
    3234
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:45) Foul on Luke Nathan.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (0:45) Zach Edey missed Free Throw.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (0:45) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (0:45) Zach Edey made Free Throw.
    3334
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (0:31) Foul on Jaden Ivey.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (0:31) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    3335
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (0:31) Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
    3336
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:06) Foul on Luke Nathan.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (0:06) Zach Edey made Free Throw.
    3436
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    +1 (0:06) Zach Edey made Free Throw.
    3536
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:02) Paul Mulcahy Turnover.
  • Purdue Boilermakers logo
    (0:02) Eric Hunter Jr. Steal.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

68Points70
25-61(41%)Field Goal(%)25-48(52.1%)
7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)7-14(50%)
11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)
35(16)Rebounds(Offensive)27(5)
10Assists18
8Steals8
2Blocks2
12Turnovers16
17(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)
10Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, December 9, 2021 · 7:00 PM
Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
capacity: 8,000
tv: BTN
spread: PUR -13.5
over/under: 139