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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 75, Fordham 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Where: Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC), Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Gene Steratore, # Edwin Young
Attendance: 3389

Deshawn Freeman scored 14 points to lead a balanced Rutgers attack as the Scarlet Knights defeated Fordham 75-63 on Tuesday in Piscataway, N.J.

Freeman, who was 6 for 9 from the floor and pulled down 10 rebounds, led six Scarlet Knights in double figures.

The Scarlet Knights pushed their lead to 20 thanks to a 16-5 run midway through the second half. Geo Baker scored the final four points of the spurt to make it 63-43 with 7:01 to go.

Fordham answered with a 13-2 run to cut the Rutgers lead to 65-56 with 3:44 remaining but could get no closer.

The Scarlet Knights (9-3) dominated the boards 45-27.

Freshman Ivan Raut made five 3-pointers and led Fordham (4-6) with 19 points and seven rebounds.

The Rams' Will Taveres, who came into the game averaging a team-best 17 points, struggled offensively. The 6-foot-6 senior made 4-of-13 shots from the floor and finished with 11 points.

Rutgers couldn't quite shake the visitors in the first half.

After Fordham closed to within two, the Scarlet Knights scored the final six points of the first half and led 36-28 at the break. Rutgers shot 50 percent but was 1-for-4 from deep in the opening 20 minutes.

Rutgers used an 11-2 run to take an 18-9 lead midway through the first half.

The Scarlet Knights will host No. 15 Seton Hall on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
Fordham   Rutgers
Ivan Raut 19 Scoring DeShawn Freeman 14
Joseph Chartouny 8 Assists Corey Sanders 5
Ivan Raut 7 Rebounds DeShawn Freeman 10
Tre Evans 2 Free Throws Made Corey Sanders 3
Joseph Chartouny 2 Steals Geo Baker 3
Joseph Chartouny 2 Blocks DeShawn Freeman 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fordham 63 39.3 11-29 8-10 11 20 5 8 16
Rutgers 75 49.2 2-8 9-14 16 43 5 8 14