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FINAL
Dec 16, 2023

Game Recap

Omoruyi's career-high 25 powers Rutgers past Long Island University, 83-61. Clifford Omoruyi closed out the first half with three dunks and finished with a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds to help power Rutgers to an 83-61 win over Long Island University on Saturday afternoon.

Box Score

12T
LIU303161
RUTG414283
Long Island University Sharks logoLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Nikola Djapa201-20-00-02100142
2Eric Acker394-140-41-310800819
13Tai Strickland263-100-20-03220236
6Tana Kopa376-104-83-360311119
11Terell Strickland151-40-10-03210142
15CJ Delancy206-70-00-000120112
8Jason Steele51-20-00-00000232
21Ahmed Essahaty160-30-00-02000120
5Andre Washington223-82-51-24000119
TOTAL25-6041.7%6-2030.0%5-862.5%301373172061
Rutgers Scarlet Knights logoRUTGERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Mawot Mag244-82-40-343121110
5Aundre Hyatt325-92-50-0123020012
11Clifford Omoruyi3012-150-11-2110030125
1Jamichael Davis295-110-12-543200112
2Noah Fernandes240-60-21-21400331
13Antwone Woolfolk112-20-01-33000105
9Oskar Palmquist30-00-00-01010210
0Derek Simpson262-70-36-643201010
10Gavin Griffiths213-90-42-51231118
TOTAL33-6749.3%4-2020.0%13-2650.0%4118989883

Play-by-Play

1st halfliurutg
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (19:38) Mawot Mag made Jumper.
    02
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (19:14) Tai Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Nikola Djapa.
    22
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (19:09) Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (19:06) Terell Strickland Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (18:39) Tai Strickland missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:39) Mawot Mag Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:36) Noah Fernandes Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:33) Jamichael Davis missed Layup.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (18:33) Tana Kopa Block.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (18:30) Terell Strickland Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (18:07) Tai Strickland Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (18:07) Jamichael Davis Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:54) Clifford Omoruyi made Layup.
    24
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (17:42) Eric Acker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:39) Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (17:30) Clifford Omoruyi made Layup.
    26
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (17:22) Tai Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Terell Strickland.
    46
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (17:05) Mawot Mag missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (17:02) Eric Acker Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (16:45) Ahmed Essahaty missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:45) Clifford Omoruyi Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (16:42) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (16:40) Jamichael Davis made Layup. Assisted by Noah Fernandes.
    48
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (16:06) Long Island University Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:51) Foul on Terell Strickland.
  • (15:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:46) Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:43) Terell Strickland Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:31) Terell Strickland missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:17) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:16) Aundre Hyatt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:13) Eric Acker Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:13) Eric Acker missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:10) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (15:05) Gavin Griffiths missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (15:03) Eric Acker Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:43) Tai Strickland missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:41) Eric Acker Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:39) Nikola Djapa missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:39) Aundre Hyatt Block.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:35) Gavin Griffiths Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:30) Derek Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:28) Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:21) Foul on Terell Strickland.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:21) Noah Fernandes missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:21) Tai Strickland Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (14:21) Jason Steele missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (14:21) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (13:50) Gavin Griffiths made Jumper.
    410
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (13:50) Long Island University Timeout
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (13:38) Ahmed Essahaty Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:38) Derek Simpson Steal.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (13:35) Foul on Jason Steele.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:35) Gavin Griffiths missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:35) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (13:35) Gavin Griffiths made Free Throw.
    411
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (13:23) Eric Acker Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:23) Derek Simpson Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (13:18) Derek Simpson made Dunk.
    413
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (13:11) Eric Acker Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (13:11) Mawot Mag Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (13:10) Derek Simpson made Layup.
    415
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (12:45) Eric Acker missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (12:37) Nikola Djapa Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (12:35) Nikola Djapa made Layup.
    615
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:35) Antwone Woolfolk Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (12:20) Tai Strickland Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (12:07) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (12:03) Ahmed Essahaty Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (11:46) Jason Steele made Layup.
    815
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (11:33) Gavin Griffiths made Jumper.
    817
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (11:20) Jason Steele Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:20) Jamichael Davis Steal.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (11:19) Foul on Jason Steele.
  • (11:19) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:07) Gavin Griffiths missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:05) Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Noah Fernandes missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Mawot Mag Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (11:02) Foul on Tai Strickland.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (11:02) Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (11:02) Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (10:53) Long Island University Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (10:40) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:40) Clifford Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:40) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (10:40) Clifford Omoruyi made Free Throw.
    818
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (10:30) Tai Strickland missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:27) Mawot Mag Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:10) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:10) Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (10:08) Clifford Omoruyi made Layup.
    820
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (10:02) Foul on Noah Fernandes.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +3 (9:42) Andre Washington made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tai Strickland.
    1120
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (9:22) Foul on Tai Strickland.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (9:22) Mawot Mag missed Free Throw.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (9:22) Eric Acker Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (9:20) Andre Washington Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (8:55) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Aundre Hyatt.
    1122
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (8:33) C.J. Delancy made Layup. Assisted by Eric Acker.
    1322
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:13) Jamichael Davis missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:13) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (8:13) Foul on Ahmed Essahaty.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (8:13) Jamichael Davis missed Free Throw.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (8:13) Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (7:55) Ahmed Essahaty missed Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:55) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (7:40) Clifford Omoruyi made Jumper. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
    1324
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (7:30) Andre Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:27) Oskar Palmquist Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:11) Oskar Palmquist Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (7:11) Tana Kopa Steal.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (7:06) Eric Acker Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:06) Oskar Palmquist Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (7:03) Oskar Palmquist Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (7:03) Tana Kopa Steal.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +3 (6:53) Tana Kopa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Acker.
    1624
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (6:34) Aundre Hyatt made Layup.
    1626
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (6:09) Ahmed Essahaty missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (6:07) Andre Washington Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:50) C.J. Delancy missed Layup.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:50) Andre Washington Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:50) Foul on Oskar Palmquist.
  • (5:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:50) Andre Washington missed Free Throw.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:50) Long Island University Offensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +1 (5:50) Andre Washington made Free Throw.
    1726
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (5:29) Antwone Woolfolk made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Griffiths.
    1728
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:29) Foul on Ahmed Essahaty.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:29) Antwone Woolfolk missed Free Throw.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:27) Tana Kopa Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (5:06) Eric Acker Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (5:06) Gavin Griffiths Steal.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (5:01) Aundre Hyatt made Layup. Assisted by Gavin Griffiths.
    1730
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (4:39) Eric Acker missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (4:35) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (4:35) Derek Simpson made Free Throw.
    1731
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (4:35) Derek Simpson made Free Throw.
    1732
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (4:33) Derek Simpson Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +3 (4:05) Andre Washington made Three Point Jumper.
    2032
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (3:41) Foul on Nikola Djapa.
  • (3:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:41) Antwone Woolfolk missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:41) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +1 (3:41) Antwone Woolfolk made Free Throw.
    2033
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (3:16) Eric Acker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (3:14) Clifford Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (3:06) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Noah Fernandes.
    2035
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (2:48) Eric Acker made Jumper.
    2235
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (2:31) Gavin Griffiths made Jumper.
    2237
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (2:17) Eric Acker made Jumper.
    2437
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:17) Foul on Noah Fernandes.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (2:17) Eric Acker missed Free Throw.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (2:15) Aundre Hyatt Defensive Rebound.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:53) Aundre Hyatt missed Jumper.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (1:50) Ahmed Essahaty Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (1:40) Eric Acker made Jumper.
    2637
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:18) Clifford Omoruyi missed Dunk.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (1:16) Andre Washington Defensive Rebound.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (1:16) Eric Acker Turnover.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (1:16) Rutgers Timeout
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (1:03) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk. Assisted by Jamichael Davis.
    2639
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (0:46) C.J. Delancy made Dunk. Assisted by Eric Acker.
    2839
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:37) Gavin Griffiths Turnover.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    (0:37) Tana Kopa Steal.
  • Long Island University Sharks logo
    +2 (0:30) C.J. Delancy made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Acker.
    3039
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:04) Derek Simpson missed Layup.
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    +2 (0:01) Clifford Omoruyi made Dunk.
    3041
  • Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo
    (0:00) Clifford Omoruyi Offensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points83
25-60(41.7%)Field Goal(%)33-67(49.3%)
6-20(30%)3-Point(%)4-20(20%)
5-8(62.5%)Free Throw(%)13-26(50%)
33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(14)
13Assists18
7Steals9
3Blocks8
19Turnovers9
20(1)Fouls(Technical)8(0)
0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 1:00 PM
Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ
attendance: 8,000 (100.0%)
spread: RUTG -27.5
over/under: 137.5