January 4, 1997
Rutgers Races To 17-point Win Over Notre Dame
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Geoff Billet finished with 19 points and Earl
Johnson added 18 as Rutgers sailed to a 70-53 win over Notre Dame today
before a crowd of 6,041 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center.
Rutgers pulled off the 17-point win despite shooting just 38 percent
from the field in the game. The biggest key was Notre Dame shot just
31 percent from the field and finished the contest a dismal 5-for-21
from three-point range.
Rob Hodgson added 12 points, while Eric Clark chipped in with 11 for
Rutgers, which held a 39-30 lead at halftime.
Matt Gotsch and Admore White paced Notre Dame (7-4, 1-2) with 10 points
apiece. Junior forward Pat Garrity, who finished with a game-high 15
rebounds, was limited to just nine points on 3-for-16 shooting.
Notre Dame returns to action on January 14 when it plays host to
Villanova.
NOTRE DAME (53)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Manner 20 1-3 3-5 4-5 0 3 5
Garrity 37 3-16 3-6 5-15 1 3 9
Young 11 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 0
White 36 4-10 1-2 0-6 7 3 10
Miller 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Wyche 11 1-6 0-0 0-0 0 4 3
Lalazarian 16 1-2 1-3 2-4 1 1 3
Bell 7 1-3 0-2 1-3 0 1 2
Friel 14 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 9
Dillon 4 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Gotsch 20 4-6 2-3 2-4 0 2 10
Hickey 9 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 1 0
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TOTALS 200 19-61 10-21 16-43 10 22 53
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Percentages: FG-.311, FT-.476. 3-Point Goals:
5-21, .238 (Garrity 0-2, White 1-4, Miller 0-2,
Wyche 1-5, Bell 0-1, Friel 3-6, Dillon 0-1). Team
rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 2 (Gotsch, Garrity).
Turnovers: 18 (Garrity 5, Manner 4, Lalazarian 2,
Miller 2, Dillon, Gotsch, Hickey, White, Young).
Steals: 6 (White 2, Friel, Hickey, Miller, Young).
RUTGERS (70)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Sanders 23 0-2 1-3 1-8 0 3 1
Hodgson 35 4-12 2-2 1-4 1 2 12
Clark 23 2-3 7-10 1-6 1 3 11
Johnson 36 6-11 3-4 1-3 6 2 18
Billet 36 5-11 6-8 0-1 3 0 19
Mccrimmon 3 0-2 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
Holcomb 3 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 2 0
Matijasevic 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Blake 7 0-4 1-2 0-1 0 0 1
Mills 23 3-7 0-0 3-8 0 2 6
Sankes 10 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 3 2
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TOTALS 200 21-55 20-29 9-36 13 20 70
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Percentages: FG-.382, FT-.690. 3-Point Goals:
8-16, .500 (Hodgson 2-4, Johnson 3-5, Billet 3-5,
Mccrimmon 0-1, Mills 0-1). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: 5 (Hodgson 2, Sankes 2, Clark).
Turnovers: 15 (Sanders 4, Hodgson 3, Johnson 3,
Billet, Blake, Clark, Mccrimmon, Mills). Steals:
12 (Hodgson 4, Johnson 3, Clark 2, Sanders 2,
Billet).
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Notre Dame 30 23 - 53
Rutgers 39 31 - 70
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Technical fouls: Notre Dame 1 (Garrity). Rutgers
1 (Holcomb). A: 6,041. Officials: James Burr,
Mike Kitts, William Bush.
