MISSION STATEMENT
Herve Lamizana scored 15 and Ricky Shields added 14 points for Rutgers (6-3), which forced 24 turnovers and held Morris Brown to 30 percent shooting from the field.
Morris Brown's Anthony Adams led all scorers with 17 points.
Morris Brown, ranked No. 326 out of 327 teams in the latest Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), recovered from its cold start to give Rutgers a scare in the final minutes of the first half. But the Scarlet Knights started the second half with an 18-4 run that put the visitors away.
Lamizana started the spurt with a jumper and drive, and Coleman added a jumper and a layup off a steal, one of 13 in the game for Rutgers, for a 39-21 lead.
After Larry Washington scored for Morris Brown, Rutgers ran off seven more points to lead 46-23.
The lead reached 24 points (54-30) with 8:35 left after a reverse dunk by Adrian Hill off an alley-oop pass by Calvin Wooten, and 27 (62-35) on a 3-pointer by Coleman with 8:44 left.
Morris Brown, one of seven Division I basketball schools without a conference affiliation, lost for the 10th time in 11 games. The combined record of the six teams Rutgers has defeated this season is 12-37.
Morris Brown managed only six shots during the game's first 8:10, a span in which the Wolverines committed nine turnovers and fell behind 22-6.
Anthony Adams scored in the lane with 17:10 left, and the Wolverines' next field goal did not come until 5:52 remained, when Reshard Alonza made a 3-pointer. In between, Morris Brown made six of 11 foul shots.
Morris Brown cut the lead to 24-16 with 4:25 left in the half with an 8-0 run during which it held Rutgers scoreless for 4:14.
But the Scarlet Knights, who forced Morris Brown into 15 turnovers in the first half while committing only four, pushed the lead back to 10 points by halftime, helped by six points by Lamizana in the final 3:58.
POSTGAME NOTES
FIRST EVER VICTORY
With the 68-48 win tonight, Rutgers is now 1-0 all-time vs. Morris Brown. Tonight
was also the first meeting for the Scarlet Knights against any of the eight
current independent Division I teams.
RUTGERS DEFENSE
Rutgers held Morris Brown this evening to a season opponent-low 29.5% (13-44)
from the field. The previous season-low was 30.8% (12-39) vs. Columbia (11/18/02).
Rutgers forced 24 turnovers resulting in 25 points for the Scarlet Knights.
COLEMAN DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING
With 16 points tonight, Jerome Coleman has tallied 10 or more points in seven
of the nine Scarlet Knights contests, leading RU to a 6-1 record in those games.
For his career, Coleman has reached double-digits in points 33 times in 40 games,
guiding Rutgers to a 21-12 record.
HILL CAREER-HIGH REBOUNDS
Grabbing four boards this evening vs. Morris Brown, Adrian Hill eclipsed his
previous career-high total of three (twice).
SHIELDS FROM BEHIND THE ARC
Draining four three point baskets vs. Morris Brown tonight, Ricky Shields tied
a career-high mark accomplished three previous times.
GOOD SCORES FIRST CAREER POINTS
With his two points tonight, Harry Good scores his first points in a Scarlet
Knight uniform.
ENTIRE ROSTER ENTERS GAME
For the 3rd time this season, all Scarlet Knights on the active roster played
in the game (Columbia 11/18/02, Fordham 12/11/02).
Official Basketball Box Score
Morris Brown vs Rutgers
12/23/02 7:30 pm at Louis Brown Athletic Center
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VISITORS: Morris Brown 1-10
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 ALONZA, Reshard..... f 3-8 1-3 4-5 2 2 4 2 11 1 7 0 2 36
15 HICK, Amien......... f 1-9 0-0 2-6 5 11 16 1 4 2 3 1 3 40
42 SINGLETON, Jeff..... c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 10
04 WASHINGTON, Larry... g 1-7 0-2 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 22
20 ADAMS, Anthony...... g 4-11 3-7 6-7 0 2 2 2 17 3 2 0 0 36
02 WADE, Cameo......... 3-6 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 9
11 WALTON, Stephen..... 1-2 0-0 3-6 1 2 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 25
24 BLACKWELL, T. Jarrod 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 12
32 BENTON, Ed.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEAM................ 3 5 8
Totals.............. 13-44 5-15 17-26 12 25 37 14 48 8 24 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd Half: 8-27 29.6% Game: 29.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-14 64.3% 2nd Half: 8-12 66.7% Game: 65.4% 5
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 6-3
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 6-14 0-2 3-4 3 4 7 3 15 2 1 2 2 28
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... f 5-10 4-7 0-0 2 3 5 1 14 1 2 0 2 30
55 WRIGHT, Kareem...... c 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 10
03 SHERROD, Mike....... g 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 6 1 0 3 23
11 COLEMAN, Jerome..... g 6-17 3-11 1-2 1 2 3 3 16 2 2 0 2 26
04 HILL, Adrian........ 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 1 15
05 DAVIS, Cortez....... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 6
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 4 3 0 0 17
21 MCCOY, Jason........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
23 PIASECKI, Justin.... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 GOOD,Harry.......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4
32 AXANI, Sean......... 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 3 2 0 0 2 1 20
33 BAPTISTE, Sloan..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
44 WOOTEN, Calvin...... 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 17
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 27-65 10-27 4-6 14 23 37 19 68 18 13 6 13 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-34 32.4% 2nd Half: 16-31 51.6% Game: 41.5% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-17 29.4% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 37.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 0-0 0.0% Game: 66.7% 1
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Officials: John Hughes, Les Jones, Brian O'Connell
Technical fouls: Morris Brown-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 3468
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Morris Brown.................. 21 27 - 48
Rutgers....................... 31 37 - 68
Points in the paint-MOBROWN 14,RUTGERS 28. Points off turnovers-MOBROWN 6,RUTGERS 25.
2nd chance points-MOBROWN 6,RUTGERS 10. Fast break points-MOBROWN 2,RUTGERS 11.
Bench points-MOBROWN 12,RUTGERS 21. Score tied-0 times. Lead changes-0 times.
