National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 116, Stillman 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, November 25, 2013
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Lionel Butler, # Lee Jones, # Alfred Smith
Attendance: 392

Rutgers 116, Stillman 89: Myles Mack collected a season-high 23 points to lead six players in double figures as the Scarlet Knights crushed the Tigers in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Wally Judge and J.J. Moore each scored 20 points for the Scarlet Knights (4-3), who finished with their highest output since 1992 by shooting a season-best 60.3 percent from the field. Judge had a game-high 13 rebounds while Moore grabbed seven rebounds and was 3-for-4 from beyond the arc.

D'Von Campbell and Malick Kone came off the Rutgers bench for 17 and 11 points, respectively, with Kadeem Jack contributing 10 points. Jeff Wherry had a game-high 24 points for the Tigers (1-6), who lost their fourth in a row, while Daniel Bryant hit for 22 points off the bench and Markeith Madison chipped in 17 points.

The Scarlet Knights came in as the ninth-worst shooting team in the American Athletic Conference, but shot a scorching 70 percent from the floor and 3-point territory in the first half to take a 60-51 lead at the intermission. Madison and Moore each had a trio of treys in the half as Rutgers was 7-for-10 from deep.

Rutgers put the game away with a 12-0 run to open the second half. The Scarlet Knights steadily pulled away despite Wherry's eight 3-pointers for the Tigers, who never led in the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The 60 points in the first half were the most by the Scarlet Knights since they scored 61 in 2006 against Seton Hall. ... Rutgers reached 100 points for the first time since 2004. ... Junior Etoh had eight boards off the bench as the Scarlet Knights outrebounded the Tigers 52-32.

Top Game Performances
 
Stillman   Rutgers
Jeff Wherry 24 Scoring Myles Mack 23
Daniel Bryant 6 Assists Jerome Seagears 7
Justin Harris 5 Rebounds Wally Judge 13
Daniel Bryant 12 Free Throws Made J.J. Moore 7
Daniel Bryant 3 Steals Myles Mack 2
Justin Harris 1 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Stillman 89 34.2 13-40 24-27 18 31 4 6 7
Rutgers 116 60.3 11-22 23-30 23 49 0 5 15