MISSION STATEMENT
For the second game in a row, Rutgers (2-1) had a double-digit lead on the road in the second half. Four days ago, against North Carolina, that lead turned into a 71-67 loss. This time, the Scarlet Knights led by as many as 18 in the second half but needed Coleman's free throws as the Owls (0-1) pulled to within four in the final minute.
With the Owls trailing 56-44 with 4:58 left, David Hawkins made six free throws in a 9-1 run that got Temple to within four, 57-53 with 1:05 remaining.
Hawkins, who finished with 21 points and five steals with eight turnovers, missed the second free throw with 1:05 left, but Hawley Smith got an offensive rebound and gave it back to Hawkins, who drove the lane. Hawkins's shot was blocked by Herve Lamizana and Rutgers held the ball.
Mike Sherrod had 11 rebounds and six assists for the Scarlet Knights, who have now won two in a row over Temple in Philadelphia after losing the first 12 games on the road against the Owls.
Temple scored just one field goal in the first 11 minutes of the second half and the Scarlet Knights opened up a 47-30 lead when Ricky Shields hit a 3-pointer with 9:15 left.
The Owls went on a 9-0 run later to pull within nine, 51-42, but Coleman made a driving layup after the Knights broke Temple's press and then launched a 3-pointer with 4:59 left to push the lead back to 12.
After the Owls opened up an 18-17 lead, Rutgers scored 13 of the last 19 points of the first half to take a 30-24 lead at the break.
Official Basketball Box Score
Rutgers vs Temple Owls
11/24/02 3:37 at Liacouras Center
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VISITORS: Rutgers 2-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAMIZANA, Herve..... f 3-7 0-0 1-1 4 6 10 4 7 4 3 2 1 27
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... f 3-8 2-5 0-1 2 1 3 1 8 4 5 0 0 32
03 SHERROD, Mike....... g 2-10 0-1 1-3 0 11 11 2 5 6 5 1 1 30
11 COLEMAN, Jerome..... g 10-19 5-12 3-3 2 2 4 2 28 1 2 0 3 32
55 WRIGHT, Kareem...... g 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 12
04 HILL, Adrian........ 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 13
05 DAVIS, Cortez....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 1-2 0-0 3-4 1 1 2 3 5 0 2 0 1 13
32 AXANI, Sean......... 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 25
44 WOOTEN, Calvin...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 10
TEAM................ 1 4 5
Totals.............. 22-56 7-18 8-12 13 28 41 24 59 17 20 4 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 11-25 44.0% Game: 39.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 38.9% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100 % 2nd Half: 5-9 55.6% Game: 66.7% 0
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HOME TEAM: Temple Owls 0-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
23 WESBY,Alex.......... f 2-6 1-3 0-0 3 2 5 3 5 2 2 0 0 27
24 ROBINSON, Antywane.. f 3-8 1-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 7 1 1 0 1 30
44 BUTLER, Keith....... c 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 7 7 1 0 0 0 3 0 26
25 COLLINS,Maurice..... g 3-12 0-5 5-11 0 0 0 4 11 0 1 0 2 31
34 HAWKINS, David...... g 4-10 2-6 11-14 1 4 5 4 21 4 8 0 5 37
04 ELLIOTT, Glen....... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 11
10 GAITHER, Chris...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
15 SMITH, Hawley....... 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 14
21 MURRY, Nile......... 2-2 1-1 0-1 1 4 5 1 5 0 2 1 3 18
TEAM................ 7 7
Totals.............. 15-42 5-22 18-30 8 25 33 17 53 8 18 4 13 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd Half: 6-21 28.6% Game: 35.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 22.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 60.0% 3
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Officials: Michael Kitts, Frank Scagliotta, Bryan Kersey
Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Temple Owls-None.
Attendance: 6845
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rutgers....................... 30 29 - 59
Temple Owls................... 24 29 - 53
Points in the paint-RUTGERS 24,TEMPLE 12. Points off turnovers-RUTGERS 17,TEMPLE 26.
2nd chance points-RUTGERS 4,TEMPLE 7. Fast break points-RUTGERS 10,TEMPLE 2.
Bench points-RUTGERS 9,TEMPLE 9. Score tied-4 times. Lead changes-6 times.
POSTGAME NOTES
CAREER KNIGHTS
Senior shooting guard Jerome Coleman shot 10-of-19 from the floor vs. Temple,
tying his career high in both categories. Sophomore forward Herve Lamizana and
junior point guard Mike Sherrod recorded career highs with 10 and 11 rebounds,
respectively.
KNIGHTS ON THE GLASS
Rutgers out-rebounded Temple 41-33, marking the first time this season RU has
won the battle of the boards.
DEFENDING THE POINT
Rutgers point guard Mike Sherrod forced counterpart David Hawkins to commit
eight turnovers. In the previous game vs. North Carolina, Sherrod helped force
Tar Heel point guard Raymond Felton into nine turnovers.
