Fernandes, Omoruyi power Rutgers to 71-40 romp over Saint Peter's
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Noah Fernandes scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half, Clifford Omoruyi added 17 points and eight rebounds and Rutgers cruised to its fifth straight win with a 71-40 victory over Saint Peter's on Monday night.
Fernandez made 5 of 9 shots and all nine of his free throws for the Scarlet Knights (5-1), whose win streak has come at home. Omoruyi made 6 of 12 shots and blocked four at the other end. He is 12 points shy of becoming the 46th player in program history to top 1,000 for his career. Omoruyi passed Don Petersen for ninth place on Rutgers' career rebound list with 721.
Derek Simpson had eight of his 10 points in the first half and Omoruyi scored seven with five rebounds to lead Rutgers to a 27-17 lead. Freshman reserve Armoni Zeigler scored six and the bench accounted for 10 first-half points for Saint Peter's. The Peacocks shot 23.3% in the first half and the starters made 3 of 19 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.
A three-point play by Fernandes pushed Rutgers' advantage to 20 seven minutes into the second half. The Scarlet Knights took their biggest lead at 69-32 on a pair of free throws by Oskar Palmquist with 3:39 left to play.
Michael Houge finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Peacocks (1-4).
All five of the Scarlet Knights victories this season have been by double digits - three by 20 or more points.
Rutgers leads the all-time series 12-4, including a 10-3 record on its home floor. Saint Peter's won the two previous matchups in the series with wins in 2012 and 2014. The Scarlet Knights' last win over the Peacocks was 55-52 in December of 2010.
Rutgers will host Illinois on Saturday in an early Big Ten Conference game. Saint Peter's will try to end a three-game skid on Friday at Niagara.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Mouhamed Sow vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Scarlet Knights gains possession) | Â | |
19:52 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Mouhamed Sow turnover (Aundre Hyatt steals) | Â | |
19:04 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point hook shot | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Latrell Reid defensive rebound | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point layup | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Mouhamed Sow offensive rebound | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Jump ball. (Peacocks gains possession) | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi blocks Mouhamed Sow's two point layup | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
18:16 | Â | Marcus Randolph misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Marcus Randolph personal foul | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Marcus Randolph defensive rebound | Â | |
17:33 | Â | Latrell Reid misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Scarlet Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Brent Bland defensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | +2 | Mouhamed Sow makes two point layup (Latrell Reid assists) | 2-0 | |
16:30 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup | Â | |
16:28 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Mouhamed Sow misses two point hook shot | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Derek Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | +2 | Derek Simpson makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
15:21 | Â | Michael Houge misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | Â | Latrell Reid personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul) | Â | |
14:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:44 | Â | Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Latrell Reid defensive rebound | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Peacocks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Stephon Roberts personal foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul) | Â | |
13:44 | +2 | Noah Fernandes makes two point layup (Jamichael Davis assists) | 2-4 | |
13:30 | Â | Gavin Griffiths blocks Elijah Perkins's two point layup | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Noah Fernandes defensive rebound | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Brent Bland shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul) | Â | |
13:08 | +1 | Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 | |
13:08 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
12:55 | +3 | Armoni Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Roy Clarke assists) | 5-5 | |
12:44 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Elijah Perkins defensive rebound | Â | |
12:33 | Â | Roy Clarke turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals) | Â | |
12:12 | +3 | Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists) | 5-8 | |
11:49 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point layup | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | +2 | Michael Houge makes two point layup | 7-8 | |
11:23 | +3 | Gavin Griffiths makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists) | 7-11 | |
11:06 | Â | Elijah Perkins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Stephon Roberts offensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Michael Houge misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:24 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
10:15 | +2 | Stephon Roberts makes two point layup (Elijah Perkins assists) | 9-11 | |
10:14 | Â | Derek Simpson shooting foul (Stephon Roberts draws the foul) | Â | |
10:14 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Stephon Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
10:01 | Â | Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Elijah Perkins defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi blocks Michael Houge's two point layup | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Peacocks offensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Marcus Randolph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound | Â | |
9:30 | +3 | Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Antwone Woolfolk assists) | 9-14 | |
9:18 | Â | Latrell Reid turnover (Noah Fernandes steals) | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Peacocks defensive rebound | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Antwone Woolfolk personal foul | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Peacocks turnover (10-second violation) | Â | |
8:42 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists) | 9-16 | |
8:26 | Â | Elijah Perkins turnover (Antwone Woolfolk steals) | Â | |
8:17 | +2 | Noah Fernandes makes two point layup (Antwone Woolfolk assists) | 9-18 | |
8:17 | Â | Peacocks 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Mouhamed Sow turnover (Austin Williams steals) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Marcus Randolph personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul) | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:32 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Noah Fernandes blocks Latrell Reid's two point layup | Â | |
7:17 | Â | Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Noah Fernandes personal foul | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Latrell Reid misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Peacocks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:47 | Â | Peacocks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:40 | Â | Elijah Wood personal foul | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Michael Houge personal foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul) | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Antwone Woolfolk misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Elijah Wood defensive rebound | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Brent Bland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Noah Fernandes defensive rebound | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Noah Fernandes misses two point layup | Â | |
6:11 | Â | Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Austin Williams shooting foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul) | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:05 | +1 | Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-18 | |
6:00 | Â | Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:58 | Â | Roy Clarke defensive rebound | Â | |
5:44 | +2 | Roy Clarke makes two point layup | 12-18 | |
5:32 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses two point hook shot | Â | |
5:30 | Â | Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Peacocks turnover (back court violation) | Â | |
5:08 | +2 | Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Gavin Griffiths assists) | 12-20 | |
4:27 | +3 | Brent Bland makes three point jump shot (Roy Clarke assists) | 15-20 | |
4:17 | Â | Derek Simpson misses two point layup | Â | |
4:15 | Â | Roy Clarke defensive rebound | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Elijah Wood misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Peacocks offensive rebound | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Jamichael Davis personal foul | Â | |
3:57 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Latrell Reid turnover (Aundre Hyatt steals) | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Elijah Wood personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul) | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Elijah Wood defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Brent Bland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Derek Simpson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:54 | Â | Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Stephon Roberts personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul) | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup | 15-22 | |
2:38 | Â | Mouhamed Sow personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul) | Â | |
2:38 | +1 | Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-23 | |
2:32 | Â | Latrell Reid misses two point layup | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Peacocks offensive rebound | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Brent Bland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
1:58 | Â | Michael Houge misses two point layup | Â | |
1:56 | Â | Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound | Â | |
1:56 | +2 | Armoni Zeigler makes two point layup | 17-23 | |
1:52 | Â | Roy Clarke personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul) | Â | |
1:45 | +1 | Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 | |
1:45 | +1 | Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 | |
1:45 | Â | Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Noah Fernandes personal foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul) | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Roy Clarke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Peacocks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Aundre Hyatt personal foul | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Michael Houge misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:13 | Â | Mouhamed Sow offensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Mouhamed Sow turnover (traveling) | Â | |
1:00 | +2 | Clifford Omoruyi makes two point hook shot | 17-27 | |
0:32 | Â | Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Scarlet Knights defensive rebound | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Roy Clarke defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |