PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Dylan Grant scored 28 factors and Emmanuel Ogbole posted a double-double and Rutgers dealt with Lehigh 84-72 on Friday evening at Jersey Mike’s Enviornment.
Grant went 9 of 15 from the sphere and 9 of 10 on the line for the Scarlet Knights (3-0). Ogbole added 16 factors on 7-of-8 taking pictures with 10 rebounds and 5 blocks, whereas Jamichael Davis completed with 14 factors and 4 assists.
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Rutgers led 41-34 at halftime however needed to reply a second-half surge. Lehigh trimmed the deficit to 61-59 on Joshua Ingram’s 3-pointer with 7:56 to play earlier than the Knights responded with a 12-3 run. Grant scored on the rim, then adopted his personal miss to push the margin again to 65-60. Ogbole then transformed consecutive putbacks for a 69-62 lead with 5:52 left.
Nasir Whitlock scored 21 factors on 7-of-16 taking pictures and 5-of-6 on the line for Lehigh (1-3). Ingram added 14 factors and eight rebounds, and middle Hank Alvey scored 12 on 6-of-10 taking pictures.
Rutgers shot 50.8% from the sphere and completed with a 45-26 rebounding benefit, together with 14 offensive boards. The Mountain Hawks shot 42.6% total and 36% from 3, however managed solely 16 free-throw makes an attempt and by no means led after halftime.
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