National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Peter's 56, Rutgers 52
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2012
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Evon Burroughs, # Bill McCarthy, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 3906


St. Peter's 56, Rutgers 52: Yvon Raymond drilled a 3-pointer to snap a tie with just over one minute to play as the visiting Peacocks overcame a seven-point deficit midway through the second half to stun their Garden State rival in the season opener for both squads.

Delaware State transfer Desi Washington scored a game-high 18 points and Markese Tucker added 11 off the bench for St. Peter's, which was picked to finish last in the 10-team Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference this season.

The Peacocks began to chip away after Myles Mack gave the Scarlet Knights their largest lead of the night at 42-35 with a 3-pointer with 10:25 remaining.

St. Peter's, which posted a 5-26 mark last season, claimed the lead at 51-49 as Blaise Ffrench found Raymond, who connected on his team's fifth 3-pointer with 1:09 left.

Kansas State transfer Wally Judge had a team-high 11 points before fouling out for Rutgers, which committed 17 turnovers and finished 2-of-13 from 3-point range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: St. Peter's Darius Conley, who entered the game questionable with an ankle injury, had 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. ... Peacocks power forward Patrick Jackson, who formerly played for Rutgers, did not score a point. ... St. Peter's defeated Rutgers for just the third time in 14 meetings.

Top Game Performances
 
St. Peter's   Rutgers
Desi Washington 18 Scoring Wally Judge 11
Blaise Ffrench 9 Assists Dane Miller 4
Desi Washington 6 Rebounds Wally Judge 12
Desi Washington 3 Free Throws Made Wally Judge 5
Desi Washington 3 Steals Austin Johnson 1
N/A Blocks Wally Judge 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. Peter's 56 45.8 5-16 7-14 14 19 0 8 9
Rutgers 52 35.8 2-13 12-18 10 40 1 3 18