NCAAB

Lafayette Leopards at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

· NCAA Men's Basketball
1-4, 1-3 Away
Final
53 - 51

Jenkins 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

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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

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena

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
Full Standings