Maine Black Bears at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Denis Badalau scores 19 points in the first half and Rutgers goes on to beat Maine 72-60
Rutgers opened the game on a 15-2 run, with seven straight points from Badalau, and led throughout. Badalau scored 19 of Rutgers’ 37 first-half points after making 4 of 5 from 3-point range, while Maine went 4 of 11.
Tariq Francis scored five points in Rutgers’ 10-0 run to begin the second half for a 47-30 lead. The Scarlet Knights added a 7-0 run for a 17-point lead with 10:43 remaining.
Francis finished with 12 points, and Darren Buchanan Jr. added 10 off the bench for Rutgers (2-0), which opened the season with a 28-point victory over Rider.
Isaac Bonilla scored 12 points, Bashir N’Galang added 11 and TJ Biel had 10 for Maine (0-3), which has lost to George Washington and Stony Brook. Freshman Ace Flagg, the twin brother of Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper, scored six.
Rutgers turned 18 Maine turnovers into 25 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Maine Timeout | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:20 | TJ Biel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yanis Bamba. | 60 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Mekhi Gray Steal. | 57 - 72 |
Statistics
 ME |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 23-50 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-20 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 7-13 | FT | 18-29 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 26 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| UMBC | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |
| Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
| Bryant | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Maine | 0-0 | - | 1-12 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |