New Haven Chargers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Nov 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NHVN	23	31	54
RUTG	39	42	81

Game Recap

Rutgers beats New Haven 81-54 for acting head coach Brandin Knight's 1st victory. Rasheed Jones and Tariq Francis each scored 14 points, and Rutgers opened its season with an 81-54 victory over New Haven on Friday night to give acting head coach Brandin Knight his first victory.

Player Stats

NEW HAVEN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Zoumana Traore	32	5-12	2-5	3-4	5	0	3	0	3	1	15
14Teshaun Steele	37	6-11	1-1	2-2	8	3	1	4	4	3	15
20Tristan Burth	26	1-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4	2
7Tim Walker	31	1-6	0-4	2-2	3	1	1	0	3	1	4
0Danny Young Jr.	24	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2	0
25Brad Ballinger	14	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1	6
24Isiah Rose	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Andy Ramirez	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Jagger Bascombe	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
5Moussa Camara	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
12Timothy Coleman	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Dominick LaDuca	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Aidan Losiewicz	23	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	2	0	2	3	10


TOTAL	-	20-5040.0%	7-2035.0%	7-887.5%	26	9	7	5	16	18	54

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Christian Gurdak	17	4-6	0-0	4-4	4	3	2	0	3	3	12
2Lino Mark	19	1-4	1-3	1-2	3	1	1	0	2	1	4
4Darin Smith Jr.	21	4-8	1-4	0-1	6	1	2	0	0	1	9
0Tariq Francis	24	5-14	1-6	3-3	1	2	0	0	0	0	14
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	22	2-4	1-1	0-2	3	3	1	1	3	1	5
23Martin Tonejc	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27Mervedi Miteo	12	1-3	0-0	1-1	2	0	1	0	2	0	3
9Will Sydnor	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2
22Dorin Buca	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15Gevonte Ware	9	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
33Diego Garavaglia	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2
24Max Fradkin	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Imahri Wooten	11	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1Jamichael Davis	19	5-5	1-1	2-2	5	1	3	0	0	1	13
7Rasheed Jones	19	5-6	4-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14
TOTAL	-	30-6050.0%	9-2339.1%	12-1866.7%	33	16	10	1	11	10	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNHVNRUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by New Haven.
+2 (19:39) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Christian Gurdak assists).
02
(19:05) team shot clock turnover .
(18:41) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
(18:41) Christian Gurdak turnover.
(18:18) Tim Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Tariq Francis misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:05) Tristan Burth Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Zoumana Traore misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Tim Walker Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:41) Zoumana Traore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Young Jr. assists).
32
+2 (17:22) Tariq Francis makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
34
(17:06) Tim Walker misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:04) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Foul on Danny Young Jr..
+2 (16:51) Christian Gurdak makes layup.
36
(16:33) Danny Young Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:30) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Tariq Francis misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:21) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:06) Lino Mark bad pass turnover.
(16:06) Zoumana Traore Steal.
(16:01) Zoumana Traore misses driving layup.
(15:59) Teshaun Steele Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:58) Teshaun Steele makes layup.
56
(15:26) Lino Mark misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(15:23) Zoumana Traore Defensive Rebound.
(15:02) Aidan Losiewicz bad pass turnover.
(15:02) Jamichael Davis Steal.
(14:43) Tariq Francis misses layup.
(14:41) Danny Young Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Zoumana Traore misses driving layup.
(14:37) Darren Buchanan Jr. Block.
(14:35) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Christian Gurdak misses layup.
(14:22) Teshaun Steele Defensive Rebound.
(14:02) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (14:02) Zoumana Traore makes free throw 1 of 2.
66
(14:02) Zoumana Traore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:57) Rasheed Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:42) Tariq Francis makes 20-foot pullup jump shot.
68
(13:32) Danny Young Jr. traveling turnover.
+2 (13:19) Mervedi Miteo makes layup (Darin Smith Jr. assists).
610
(13:19) Foul on Moussa Camara.
+1 (13:19) Mervedi Miteo makes free throw 1 of 1.
611
(13:07) Brad Ballinger bad pass turnover.
(13:07) Jamichael Davis Steal.
(13:07) New Haven Coach's Challenge (Upheld) New Haven charged with a timeout.
+3 (12:48) Rasheed Jones makes 24-foot three pointer.
614
(12:21) Moussa Camara misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:17) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:16) Foul on Teshaun Steele.
(12:12) Darin Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:09) Jamichael Davis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
616
(11:55) Brad Ballinger misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:53) Darin Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:42) Darin Smith Jr. makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
618
(11:13) Tristan Burth misses layup.
(11:11) Diego Garavaglia Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Darin Smith Jr. misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:59) Tim Walker Defensive Rebound.
(10:42) Foul on Diego Garavaglia.
+1 (10:42) Teshaun Steele makes free throw 1 of 2.
718
+1 (10:42) Teshaun Steele makes free throw 2 of 2.
818
(10:32) Foul on Tristan Burth.
(10:25) Mervedi Miteo misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:25) Teshaun Steele Block.
(10:18) Zoumana Traore Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Danny Young Jr. misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:06) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Diego Garavaglia misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:45) New Haven Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:26) Teshaun Steele makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1018
(9:11) Mervedi Miteo bad pass turnover.
(9:11) Zoumana Traore Steal.
(9:06) Teshaun Steele bad pass turnover.
(9:06) Darin Smith Jr. Steal.
+2 (9:02) Rasheed Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Diego Garavaglia assists).
1020
+2 (8:36) Zoumana Traore makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot.
1220
(8:18) Darin Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:07) Diego Garavaglia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:07) Diego Garavaglia makes 4-foot hook shot.
1222
(7:40) Tim Walker bad pass turnover.
(7:40) Jamichael Davis Steal.
(7:15) Gevonte Ware misses layup.
(7:15) Brad Ballinger Block.
(7:15) Brad Ballinger Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:57) Brad Ballinger makes 24-foot three point jumper (Teshaun Steele assists).
1522
(6:45) Darren Buchanan Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:26) Danny Young Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:10) Tariq Francis makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Imahri Wooten assists).
1524
(5:50) Aidan Losiewicz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Gevonte Ware Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:35) Teshaun Steele Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:29) Teshaun Steele makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Young Jr. assists).
1824
(5:11) Foul on Brad Ballinger.
+1 (5:11) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
1825
+1 (5:11) Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2.
1826
(5:00) Danny Young Jr. misses driving layup.
(4:58) Gevonte Ware Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lino Mark assists).
1829
(4:16) Tim Walker out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:00) Foul on Tristan Burth.
+1 (4:00) Lino Mark makes free throw 1 of 2.
1830
(3:59) Lino Mark misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:55) Tristan Burth Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
(3:30) Foul on Aidan Losiewicz.
(3:30) Aidan Losiewicz turnover.
(3:18) Darren Buchanan Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:49) Teshaun Steele misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:42) Gevonte Ware Defensive Rebound.
(2:33) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Teshaun Steele Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:22) Zoumana Traore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Teshaun Steele assists).
2130
(1:57) Foul on Teshaun Steele.
+1 (1:57) Gevonte Ware makes free throw 1 of 2.
2131
(1:54) Gevonte Ware misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:50) Zoumana Traore Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Foul on Tristan Burth.
(1:47) Tristan Burth turnover.
(1:32) Dorin Buca misses layup.
(1:30) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:28) Rasheed Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorin Buca assists).
2134
(1:09) Zoumana Traore misses driving layup.
(1:05) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:01) Jamichael Davis makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Tariq Francis assists).
2136
(0:41) Zoumana Traore bad pass turnover.
(0:41) Darren Buchanan Jr. Steal.
+3 (0:38) Jamichael Davis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
2139
+2 (0:14) Moussa Camara makes 10-foot hook shot.
2339
(0:02) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses driving layup.
(0:02) Teshaun Steele Block.
(0:02) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NHVN

RUTG

54Points81

20-50(40.0%)Field Goal(%)30-60(50.0%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

7-8(87.5%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)

9Assists16

7Steals10

5Blocks1

17Turnovers11

18(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

1Largest Lead30

Game Details

Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Jersey Mike's Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

spread: RUTG -24.5

over/under: 137.5