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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 70, Cleveland St. 38
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Larry Scirotto, # Donnie Eppley, # Rob Keuneman
Attendance: 3292

Geo Baker and Issa Thiam scored 14 points apiece, and Cory Sanders recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds in Rutgers' 70-38 victory over Cleveland State on Tuesday at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.

Deshawn Freeman added 10 points and eight rebounds for Rutgers (3-0).

Stefan Kenic led Cleveland State (0-2) with 12 points, eight of which occurred in the first half. Kenny Carpenter added 11 points for the Vikings, who shot 30.8 percent from the field and made only 3 of their 11 free throws.

Rutgers dominated in the paint, outscoring Cleveland State 32-18. The Scarlet Knights scored 16 points off of 14 Vikings miscues.

Rutgers is 12-0 under coach Steve Pikiell in non-conference home games. The series with Cleveland State is 1-1.

This was Rutgers' third contest in a seven-game homestand to begin the season.

Rutgers outscored Cleveland State 39-16 in the second half and maintained at least a 20-plus point lead through much of the half. The Vikings led for 55 seconds early in the game.

The Scarlet Knights opened the second half on a 18-4 burst to move ahead 49-26. Thiam contributed 11 of those points, including three 3-pointers.

The Vikings made 10 of their 30 shots, including 2-of-13 from beyond the arc, in the first and trailed 31-22.

A 9-0 run gave Rutgers its largest lead of the first half at 27-14 at the 4:08 mark.

Both teams face Coppin State in their next games -- Cleveland State on Friday and Rutgers on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland St.   Rutgers
Stefan Kenic 12 Scoring Geo Baker 14
Kenny Carpenter 4 Assists Geo Baker 7
Kenny Carpenter 6 Rebounds Corey Sanders 10
Anthony Wright 2 Free Throws Made Corey Sanders 2
Tyree Appleby 2 Steals DeShawn Freeman 2
Evan Clayborne 1 Blocks DeShawn Freeman 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland St. 38 30.8 3-22 3-11 8 30 1 4 14
Rutgers 70 44.6 7-24 5-11 14 42 3 5 8