No. 25 Rutgers holds on to beat Purdue 70-63
Caleb McConnell scored 16 points, making 12 of 13 free throw attempts, and No. 25 Rutgers nearly blew a 17-point lead before holding off Purdue, 70-63 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Purdue Boilermakers
63
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
70
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUR | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| RUTG | 39 | 31 | 70 |
Jersey Mike’s Arena · 8,000 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Gonzaga Bulldogs | L 72-78 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 63-70
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 63-69
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 63-68
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 63-68
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 63-67
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 63-66
Foul on Isaiah Thompson.
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LayUpShot 0:19 63-66
Eric Hunter Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 61-66
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 61-65
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 61-64
Foul on Jahaad Proctor.
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LayUpShot 0:29 61-64
Eric Hunter Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 59-64
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 59-64
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 59-63
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 59-62
Foul on Matt Haarms.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:08 59-62
Evan Boudreaux made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:08 58-62
Foul on Geo Baker.
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DunkShot 3:29 58-62
Matt Haarms made Dunk. Assisted by Jahaad Proctor.
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LayUpShot 3:58 56-62
Jahaad Proctor made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:25 54-62
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:25 54-61
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 54-60
Foul on Jahaad Proctor.
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JumpShot 5:21 54-60
Evan Boudreaux made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:51 52-60
Shaq Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:51 52-59
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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LayUpShot 6:23 52-59
Trevion Williams made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:44 50-59
Akwasi Yeboah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ron Harper Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 7:05 50-56
Trevion Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:05 49-56
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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JumpShot 7:05 49-56
Trevion Williams made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:49 47-56
Foul on Shaq Carter.
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PersonalFoul 8:15 47-56
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:45 47-56
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:45 47-55
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:45 47-54
Foul on Eric Hunter Jr..
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JumpShot 9:03 47-54
Trevion Williams made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:25 45-54
Ron Harper Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Caleb McConnell.
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LayUpShot 9:43 45-52
Trevion Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nojel Eastern.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:04 43-52
Shaq Carter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:04 43-51
Foul on Matt Haarms.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:59 43-51
Trevion Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:59 42-51
Trevion Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:59 41-51
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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LayUpShot 11:18 41-51
Geo Baker made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:13 41-49
Jahaad Proctor made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:33 39-49
Foul on Sasha Stefanovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:51 39-49
Jahaad Proctor made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:51 38-49
Jahaad Proctor made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:51 37-49
Foul on Akwasi Yeboah.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:42 37-49
Geo Baker made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:12 37-46
Jahaad Proctor made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:08 35-46
Foul on Jacob Young.
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JumpShot 15:24 35-46
Matt Haarms made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:29 33-46
Foul on Paul Mulcahy.
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PersonalFoul 15:40 33-46
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 15:57 33-46
Foul on Matt Haarms.
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DunkShot 16:16 33-46
Myles Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Montez Mathis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:29 33-44
Eric Hunter Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jahaad Proctor.
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PersonalFoul 16:53 30-44
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 17:31 30-44
Foul on Evan Boudreaux.
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End Game 0:00 63-70
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 63-70
End of 2nd half
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Offensive Rebound 0:00 63-70
Evan Boudreaux Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:00 63-70
Sasha Stefanovic missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:01 63-70
Jahaad Proctor Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 63-70
Eric Hunter Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 63-70
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 63-69
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 63-68
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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Steal 0:11 63-68
Myles Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:11 63-68
Evan Boudreaux Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:13 63-68
Rutgers Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 63-68
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 63-67
Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 63-66
Foul on Isaiah Thompson.
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LayUpShot 0:19 63-66
Eric Hunter Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 61-66
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 61-65
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 61-64
Foul on Jahaad Proctor.
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ShortTimeOut 0:29 61-64
Purdue Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:29 61-64
Eric Hunter Jr. made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 59-64
Purdue Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 59-64
Myles Johnson missed Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 0:38 59-64
Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 59-64
Myles Johnson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 59-64
Foul on Trevion Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 0:38 59-64
Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 59-64
Isaiah Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:42 59-64
Purdue Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 59-64
Eric Hunter Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:48 59-64
Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:17 59-64
Akwasi Yeboah Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:17 59-64
Eric Hunter Jr. Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:26 59-64
Purdue Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:28 59-64
Myles Johnson Block.
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LayUpShot 1:28 59-64
Trevion Williams missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:45 59-64
Purdue Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 59-64
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:49 59-63
Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:49 59-62
Foul on Matt Haarms.
Showing the last 40 of 339 events.
Team Stats
PUR
RUTG
25-61
FG
20-44
41
Field Goal %
45
6-22
3PT
5-16
27
Three Point %
31
7-10
FT
25-36
70
Free Throw %
69
39
Rebounds
29
15
Offensive Rebounds
6
24
Defensive Rebounds
23
11
Assists
13
7
Steals
9
4
Blocks
4
18
Turnovers
14
1
Team Turnovers
0
18
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
21
Points Off Turnovers
19
9
Fast Break Points
24
32
Points in Paint
26
25
Fouls
15
3
Largest Lead
17
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