Lafayette Leopards at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's BasketballJenkins hits late 3, lifts Lafayette over Rutgers 53-51
Ron Harper Jr. hit a 3-pointer in transition with 30 seconds left to give Rutgers a 51-50 lead. Jenkins made the game-winner following a Lafayette timeout and with 0.3 seconds separating the shot and game clock.
Leo O’Boyle scored 18 points to lead Lafayette (1-4). Neal Quinn added 12 points and Jenkins finished with five points and eight rebounds.
Cliff Omoruyi had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead Rutgers (3-2), which shot 29% (16 of 56) overall and missed 22 of 26 3-point attempts. Harper added 13 points and five assists. Paul Mulcahy had 10 points.
O’Boyle scored five points and Jon Brantley added a 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 surge and the Leopards led 42-35 with about 13 minutes remaining.
Back-to-back dunks from Omoruyi gave the Scarlet Knights a 45-44 advantage with 6:08 to play, but they didn't lead again until Harper's late 3.
It was the second consecutive Power-Five opponent for the Leopards, who were routed by then-No. 7 Duke 88-55.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kyle Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Perry. | 53 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Lafayette Timeout | 50 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Ron Harper Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Mulcahy. | 50 - 51 |
Statistics
LAF |
RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-46 | FG | 16-56 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 29 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 4-26 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 8-11 | FT | 15-23 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,017 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |


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