Rutgers beats Ohio State, gets first Big 10 Tournament win
Nigel Johnson scored 21 points and made all eight free throws to lead Rutgers to a 66-57 over Ohio State Wednesday night in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
66
Ohio State Buckeyes
57
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| OSU | 32 | 25 | 57 |
Capital One Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs NJIT Highlanders | W 101-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 81-54 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 66-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 65-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 64-57
Foul on Trevor Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 64-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 63-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 62-57
Foul on Kam Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 62-57
Corey Sanders made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 61-57
Foul on JaQuan Lyle.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-57
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-56
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-55
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 61-54
Foul on Corey Sanders.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 61-54
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-54
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 59-54
Foul on Jae'Sean Tate.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 59-54
C.J. Gettys made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 58-54
Foul on Trevor Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 58-54
JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 58-53
Foul on Eugene Omoruyi.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-53
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 58-53
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:17 55-53
JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:17 55-52
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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PersonalFoul 3:31 55-52
Foul on JaQuan Lyle.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:51 55-52
JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:51 55-51
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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JumpShot 5:41 55-51
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:57 55-49
C.J. Gettys made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:22 53-49
C.J. Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:22 53-48
Foul on Corey Sanders.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 53-48
Foul on David Bell.
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LayUpShot 6:45 53-48
Candido Sa made Layup.
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TipShot 7:43 51-48
Deshawn Freeman made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 8:11 49-48
Issa Thiam made Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sanders.
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PersonalFoul 8:14 47-48
Foul on Micah Potter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:13 47-48
Micah Potter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Jackson.
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TipShot 9:39 47-45
Jonathan Laurent made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 9:54 45-45
C.J. Jackson made Layup.
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TipShot 10:36 45-43
Deshawn Freeman made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 10:55 43-43
Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by C.J. Jackson.
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PersonalFoul 11:42 43-41
Foul on Andre Wesson.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 43-41
Foul on Micah Potter.
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LayUpShot 12:29 43-41
Deshawn Freeman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:59 41-41
Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:59 41-40
Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:59 41-39
Foul on Candido Sa.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:30 41-39
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:30 40-39
Candido Sa made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:30 39-39
Foul on Micah Potter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:45 39-39
Marc Loving made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.
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PersonalFoul 14:23 39-36
Foul on Trevor Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:02 39-36
Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:02 39-35
Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:02 39-34
Foul on Eugene Omoruyi.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:59 39-34
Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:59 39-33
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:15 39-33
Issa Thiam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sanders.
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JumpShot 17:50 36-33
Corey Sanders made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:15 34-33
Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:15 34-32
Foul on Shaquille Doorson.
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End Game 0:00 66-57
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:24 66-57
Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:24 66-57
Micah Potter missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 66-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 65-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 64-57
Foul on Trevor Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:36 64-57
C.J. Gettys Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:36 64-57
JaQuan Lyle missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 64-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 63-57
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 62-57
Foul on Kam Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 62-57
Nigel Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 62-57
Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 62-57
Corey Sanders made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:53 61-57
Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 61-57
Corey Sanders missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 61-57
Foul on JaQuan Lyle.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-57
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-56
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:54 61-55
Kam Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:54 61-54
Foul on Corey Sanders.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 61-54
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 60-54
Nigel Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 59-54
Foul on Jae'Sean Tate.
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Steal 1:04 59-54
Nigel Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:04 59-54
Jae'Sean Tate Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:13 59-54
Jae'Sean Tate Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 59-54
C.J. Gettys missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 59-54
C.J. Gettys made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 58-54
Foul on Trevor Thompson.
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ShortTimeOut 1:13 58-54
Rutgers Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:22 58-54
Eugene Omoruyi Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 58-54
JaQuan Lyle missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 58-54
JaQuan Lyle made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 58-53
Foul on Eugene Omoruyi.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:38 58-53
Corey Sanders Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:59 58-53
Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:59 58-53
Jae'Sean Tate missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:59 58-53
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 58-53
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 332 events.
Team Stats
RUTG
OSU
23-62
FG
18-45
37
Field Goal %
40
7-23
3PT
6-20
30
Three Point %
30
13-19
FT
15-28
68
Free Throw %
54
47
Rebounds
31
19
Offensive Rebounds
7
28
Defensive Rebounds
24
8
Assists
13
4
Steals
4
3
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
1
13
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
11
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
17
Fouls
16
9
Largest Lead
10
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