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Dylan Harper scores 34 to help Rutgers beat Washington 89-85 in OT

AP
Feb 20, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) Dylan Harper scored 34 points - the freshman's third game this season with at least 30 points - and Rutgers beat Washington 89-85 in overtime on Wednesday night in the first-ever meeting between the programs.

Ace Bailey finished 18 points and eight rebounds for Rutgers (13-14, 6-10 Big Ten) while playing through foul trouble. Jeremiah Williams added 13 points and three steals.

Harper made two free throws and Bailey split a pair of foul shots to give Rutgers an 84-81 lead with 1:59 to play. After a putback by Franck Kepnang made it a one-point game, Bailey grabbed an offensive rebound, was fouled and made both free throws to make it 86-83 with 1:07 remaining.

The teams combined for 2-of-15 shooting in overtime but Rutgers made 8 of 12 from the free-throw line, where the Knights outscored Washington 26-9.

Mekhi Mason and Vazoumana “Zoom” Diallo scored 20 points apiece for Washington (13-13, 4-10). Great Osobor and Tyler Harris each added 17.

Mason poked the ball away from Harper near midcourt and, after a scramble, it went out of bounds off the Knights. Williams stole the inbounds pass, was fouled by Osobor (his fifth to foul out) and made the first of two free throws to make it 81-all with 10 seconds left. After Williams missed the second, it went out of bounds off Washington, but Harper air-balled a potential winning 3-point shot at the buzzer.

The Scarlet Knights were the final Big Ten team that Washington - in its first season in the conference - had never played.

Rutgers returns home to play USC on Sunday. Washington also plays Sunday when the Huskies visit Iowa.

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
42
WASH
Huskies
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lathan Sommerville vs. Franck Kepnang (Dylan Harper gains possession)
19:44		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
19:42		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
19:36		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
19:34		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
19:07		Zoom Diallo misses three point jump shot
19:05		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
18:57		Ace Bailey personal foul
18:53	+2	Great Osobor makes two point hook shot	0-2
18:20	+3	Jeremiah Williams makes three point jump shot (Lathan Sommerville assists)	3-2
18:02		Franck Kepnang misses two point hook shot
18:00		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
17:50		Franck Kepnang shooting foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
17:50	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-2
17:50	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
17:41		Great Osobor turnover (Jeremiah Williams steals)
17:33		Dylan Grant misses three point jump shot
17:31		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	5-4
17:03	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	7-4
16:42	+2	Great Osobor makes two point hook shot	7-6
16:30		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
16:28		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
16:14		Great Osobor offensive foul
16:14		Great Osobor turnover (offensive foul)
16:04		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
16:02		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
15:57		Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot
15:55		Great Osobor offensive rebound
15:48	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	7-8
15:28		Great Osobor shooting foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
15:28		TV timeout
15:28	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
15:28	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
15:05	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	9-10
14:45		Ace Bailey offensive foul
14:45		Ace Bailey turnover (offensive foul)
14:29	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	9-13
14:07		Jeremiah Williams turnover (Mekhi Mason steals)
14:01	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Mekhi Mason assists)	9-15
13:41	+3	Tyson Acuff makes three point jump shot (Zach Martini assists)	12-15
13:20	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	12-17
13:20		Dylan Grant shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
13:20		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:20		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
12:57	+3	Jordan Derkack makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	15-17
12:39		Tyson Acuff personal foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
12:39	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-19
12:28		Jase Butler personal foul
12:20		Lathan Sommerville turnover (Mekhi Mason steals)
12:07		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (Jordan Derkack steals)
11:59		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass)
11:59		TV timeout
11:44	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point layup	15-21
11:22		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
11:20		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
11:02		Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot
11:00		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	17-21
10:22		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup
10:20		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
10:15		Jordan Derkack offensive foul
10:15		Jordan Derkack turnover (offensive foul)
10:05		Zoom Diallo turnover (Dylan Harper steals)
10:00		Franck Kepnang blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup
9:58		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
9:54		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
9:52		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
9:47		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup
9:45		Tyler Harris offensive rebound
9:44		Tyler Harris misses two point layup
9:42		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup	19-21
9:39		Franck Kepnang shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-21
9:28		Dylan Harper personal foul
9:14		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
9:12		Tyree Ihenacho offensive rebound
9:07		Great Osobor misses three point jump shot
9:05		Zoom Diallo offensive rebound
8:58	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	20-23
8:38	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	22-23
8:18		Zoom Diallo turnover (Ace Bailey steals)
8:10		Tyler Harris shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
8:10		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:10		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 2 of 3
8:10	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-23
7:54		Dylan Grant shooting foul (Zoom Diallo draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
7:54		Zoom Diallo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:54		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
7:39		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
7:37		Great Osobor defensive rebound
7:32		Great Osobor turnover (Bryce Dortch steals)
7:22	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot	26-24
7:12		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
7:10		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	28-24
7:03		Huskies 30 second timeout
6:36		Jamichael Davis blocks Tyler Harris's two point jump shot
6:34		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
6:25		Jamichael Davis turnover (Mekhi Mason steals)
6:20	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point dunk	28-26
6:02		Zoom Diallo blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup
6:00		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
5:50		Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass)
5:29	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	30-26
5:13	+3	Christian King makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	30-29
4:50		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
4:48		Great Osobor defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	30-31
3:59		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
3:56		Lathan Sommerville personal foul
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-32
3:56		Zoom Diallo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
3:32		Zoom Diallo shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
3:32		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:32	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
3:05	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	31-34
2:53	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	34-34
2:33		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (double dribble)
2:17	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	36-34
2:17		Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
2:17	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-34
2:00	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	37-37
1:40		Dylan Harper turnover (carrying)
1:21		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
1:19		Tyler Harris personal foul
1:19		PJ Hayes IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:19		Christian King defensive rebound
1:00		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
0:58		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
0:42		Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
0:42		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:42	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-37
0:42	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-37
0:27	+2	Great Osobor makes two point jump shot	39-39
0:05	+3	Jeremiah Williams makes three point jump shot	42-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
39
WASH
Huskies
42

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	42-42
19:27	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	44-42
18:54		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
18:52		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
18:48		Dylan Grant personal foul
18:45		Ace Bailey blocks Zoom Diallo's two point jump shot
18:43		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
18:40		Mekhi Mason personal foul
18:35		Franck Kepnang shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
18:35	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
18:35	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-42
18:23	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	46-44
18:04		Zoom Diallo personal foul
18:02		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
18:00		Great Osobor defensive rebound
17:48		Great Osobor misses two point jump shot
17:46		Dylan Grant defensive rebound
17:39	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	49-44
17:17		Lathan Sommerville personal foul
17:11	+2	Great Osobor makes two point dunk (Zoom Diallo assists)	49-46
16:50		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
16:48		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
16:46		Jump ball. Ace Bailey vs. Wilhelm Breidenbach (Ace Bailey gains possession)
16:44	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	51-46
16:25		Dylan Harper blocks Mekhi Mason's three point jump shot
16:23		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
16:15		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
16:13		Great Osobor defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	51-49
15:48		Ace Bailey turnover
15:36		Ace Bailey personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:35		Zoom Diallo turnover (Dylan Harper steals)
15:26		Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
15:26		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:26	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-49
15:07		Jeremiah Williams blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
15:05		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
14:59		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul
14:51		Tyson Acuff misses two point jump shot
14:49		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
14:34		Great Osobor misses two point jump shot
14:32		Tyler Harris offensive rebound
14:32		Lathan Sommerville personal foul
14:23	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	52-52
14:03		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
14:01		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
13:48	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	52-55
13:27		Lathan Sommerville turnover (Great Osobor steals)
13:17		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup
13:15		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
13:10		Great Osobor personal foul
13:04	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point jump shot	54-55
13:04		Great Osobor shooting foul (Dylan Grant draws the foul)
13:04	+1	Dylan Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-55
12:38		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-56
12:38	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
12:22		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
12:20		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
12:03		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
12:01		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
11:55		Jamichael Davis misses two point layup
11:53		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
11:46	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	55-59
11:20		Dylan Grant turnover (Tyler Harris steals)
11:14		Dylan Harper shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
11:14		TV timeout
11:14		Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:14	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
10:46	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists)	57-60
10:14	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Mekhi Mason assists)	57-62
9:49		Mekhi Mason personal foul (Tyson Acuff draws the foul)
9:49		Tyson Acuff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:49		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
9:27		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
9:25		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	59-62
8:49		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
8:49	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
8:49		Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:49		Bryce Dortch defensive rebound
8:29		Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass)
8:08		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
8:06		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
8:00		Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
8:00	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-63
7:42	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	61-65
7:22		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
7:20		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
7:15	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point hook shot	63-65
6:45	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot	63-67
6:30	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	66-67
6:06		Jase Butler misses two point layup
6:04		Zoom Diallo offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	66-69
5:41	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point jump shot	68-69
5:10	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot	68-71
4:41	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	71-71
4:38		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
4:38		TV timeout
4:22		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
4:20		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
3:58	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	73-71
3:58		Zoom Diallo shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-71
3:41		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-72
3:41		Great Osobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:41		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
3:30		Tyree Ihenacho blocks Dylan Harper's two point layup
3:28		Huskies defensive rebound
3:06	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	74-75
2:42	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	76-75
2:16	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	76-77
1:56		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
1:54		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
1:44	+2	Dylan Grant makes two point dunk (Jeremiah Williams assists)	78-77
1:35		Huskies 30 second timeout
1:14	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	78-79
0:55	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point jump shot	80-79
0:38	+2	Great Osobor makes two point jump shot	80-81
0:30		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
0:16		Dylan Harper turnover (Mekhi Mason steals)
0:12		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:10		Zoom Diallo turnover (Jeremiah Williams steals)
0:10		Great Osobor personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-81
0:10		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
0:02		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
0:01		Huskies defensive rebound
0:01		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

OT
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
8
WASH
Huskies
4

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Ace Bailey vs. Franck Kepnang (Dylan Harper gains possession)
4:44		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
4:42		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
4:17		Zoom Diallo turnover (Jeremiah Williams steals)
4:11		Franck Kepnang blocks Tyson Acuff's two point layup
4:09		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
4:06		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
4:04		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
3:51		Dylan Harper misses two point layup
3:49		Dylan Grant offensive rebound
3:48		Dylan Grant misses two point layup
3:46		Huskies defensive rebound
3:23		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point jump shot
3:21		Tyson Acuff defensive rebound
3:10		Tyree Ihenacho personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
3:10	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-81
3:10	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-81
2:54		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
2:52		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
2:23		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
2:21		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
2:08		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
2:06		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
2:02		Franck Kepnang turnover (Ace Bailey steals)
1:59		Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
1:59		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:59	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-81
1:38		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
1:36		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup	84-83
1:11		Tyson Acuff misses three point jump shot
1:09		Ace Bailey offensive rebound
1:07		Tyler Harris personal foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-83
1:07	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-83
0:49		Zoom Diallo misses two point layup
0:47		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
0:28		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
0:22		Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-83
0:22		Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Christian King defensive rebound
0:15	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup	87-85
0:15		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:15		Zoom Diallo personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
0:15		Jeremiah Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-85
0:05		Zoom Diallo misses three point jump shot
0:04		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
0:04		Christian King personal foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-85
0:04		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Franck Kepnang defensive rebound