Freshman Dylan Harper data first triple-double for Rutgers since 1983

Ace Bailey scored 24 factors, fellow freshman Dylan Harper recorded the primary triple-double for Rutgers since 1983 and the Scarlet Knights beat Columbia 91-64 on Monday night time.

Harper grabbed his tenth rebound with 5:05 left within the second half, and located Bailey for a layup on the different finish for his tenth help to safe this system’s first triple-double since star middle Roy Hinson had 24 factors , 10 rebounds and 10 blocks towards Rhode Island on March 2, 1983.

Harper completed with 16 factors, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for Rutgers (8-5), which was coming off an 83-82 loss to Princeton. Harper additionally made 4 of seven 3-pointers. Jamichael Davis and Lathan Sommerville every scored 11 factors.

Bailey scored 13 factors within the first 12 minutes to assist Rutgers construct a 27-18 lead. The Scarlet Knights led 44-35 at halftime after which took their largest lead of the sport within the remaining seconds when freshman Peter Noble hit a protracted 3-pointer on his first shot try of the season.

Columbia’s first offensive rebound of the sport led to a 3-pointer by Kenny Noland to make it 54-46 with 14:07 remaining. But Harper scored the following 4 factors to start out a 10-2 run that he capped off with a 3-pointer to make it 64-48. Rutgers led by double digits the remainder of the way in which.

Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 17 factors for Columbia (11-2). Noland had 16 factors and 4 3-pointers.

Rutgers, which wrapped up the nonconference portion of its schedule, returns to Big Ten play Thursday towards Indiana. Columbia hosts Cornell on Jan. 11 in an Ivy League opener for each groups.

Associated Press reporting.

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