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Douby Sparks Rutgers Past Providence, 72-67
Jan 19 | Men's Basketball
Douby scored seven points in the final three minutes for Rutgers (7-7, 1-3) as the Scarlet Knights went 7-for-10 from the free throw line in the final minute to secure the victory.
The Rutgers defense forced Providence into 15 turnovers, including three in the final minutes of the contest. The Scarlet Knights forced a turnover by Providence All-American Ryan Gomes, and a quick Friar foul led to a pair of Douby free throws on the other end. RU's full court press then forced a Friar turnover on the inbounds pass leading to Douby's three. Gomes was held to 14 points on 6-of-18 (.333) shooting. The defensive effort on Gomes, which was led by sophomore guard Marquis Webb (Paterson, NJ), also limited Gomes to a 1-for-6 shooting night from three-point range.
Senior guard Ricky Shields (Upper Marlboro, MD) finished with 14 points, while freshman forward Olle Bailey (Chicago, IL) posted his second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. In addition to his stellar defense, Webb finished with a productive eight-rebound, six assist night.
After falling behind by as many as nine in the first half, Rutgers surged back, tying the game on a three-pointer by Shields with 7:21 to go in the opening half. The Scarlet Knights executed text-book end-to-end basketball to take their biggest lead of the first half at 34-30. Bailey dove to the floor for a rebound, quickly kicking it up court to Webb, who dished it over halfcourt to Shields. The senior guard alertly fired a pass to a wide-open Juel Wiggan (Bronx, NY) for the fast break layup. Wiggan put the Scarlet Knights on top at the half with a 10-foot jumper to make it 36-35 at the break. Wiggan turned in another consistent effort, with nine points, five assists, two steals and 0 turnovers.
The Scarlet Knights return to action on Saturday, traveling to the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford to take on in-state rival Seton Hall at noon.
POSTGAME NOTES
BAILEY RECORDS SECOND CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Freshman forward Ollie Bailey recorded his second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Providence. With 11 points already to his credit at the time, he pulled down his 10th rebound with 8:48 remaining in the contest. Bailey had eight points and seven rebounds at halftime. His registered his first career double-double against Rhode Island on Dec. 11, with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
SHIELDS MOVES UP ON SEVERAL CAREER LISTS
With a driving layup to tie the game at 45-45 with 13:11 remaining in the contest, senior guard Ricky Shields moved into a tie with Jeff Greer (1997-2001) for 12th place on the Rutgers all-time scoring list with 1,394 points. He finished the game with 14 points to give him 1,398, and is now in sole possession of 12th place. Kelvin Troy (1977-81) is in 11th place on the list with 1,458 points and Abdel Anderson (1975-79) is in 10th with 1,459 points.
HANDLE WITH CARE
With just nine turnovers against Providence, Rutgers has recorded 10 or less turnovers four times in the past six games.
DOUBY TOPS 20'?'?AGAIN
Sophomore guard Quincy Douby was clutch down the stretch, scoring seven of his 20 points in the final minutes, including a three-pointer with 1:30 to go to give RU a 65-59 edge. The three-pointer gave him 20 points for the game, marking the sixth time this season he has reached the mark and 11th time in his career.
JOYNES CLEANING UP THE GLASS
Sophomore center Byron Joynes tied his career high for the second-straight game with eight rebounds. He also pulled down eight rebounds against Connecticut on Saturday. He now has 25 rebounds in his last five games for an average of 5.0 rebounds per contest.
Official Basketball Box Score
Providence vs Rutgers
01/19/05 7:30 p.m. at Louis Brown Athl. Center; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: Providence 9-8, 0-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 WHITE, DeSean....... f 4-9 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 3 10 6 3 0 2 29
03 GOMES, Ryan......... f 6-18 1-6 1-2 2 5 7 1 14 1 2 0 1 38
11 KOTTI, Tuukka....... f 4-5 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 5 8 3 0 1 2 35
32 HANKE, Randall...... c 2-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 3 6 2 3 3 0 16
24 BREWINGTON, Dwight.. g 7-13 2-7 2-3 1 1 2 3 18 1 5 1 0 36
01 MCGRATH, Donnie..... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 26
04 MCKIVER, Rob........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
12 CROSS, Ray.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
15 HILL, Herbert....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 5 8 2 2 1 2 0 0 12
21 PARMER, Jeff........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
33 BURCH, Charlie...... 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 7
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 28-57 4-16 7-9 9 24 33 22 67 15 15 5 5 199
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 49.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 77.8% 0
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 7-7, 1-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
40 BAILEY, Ollie....... f 4-8 0-0 3-6 3 7 10 1 11 0 2 1 1 32
21 JOYNES, Byron....... c 1-4 0-0 2-2 3 5 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 26
01 WEBB, Marquis....... g 3-8 0-3 2-2 2 1 3 1 8 6 3 1 1 34
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... g 4-12 2-7 4-4 1 1 2 2 14 3 1 0 0 31
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... g 5-12 3-6 7-8 0 1 1 2 20 1 1 0 0 37
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 3-6 0-1 3-6 1 1 2 1 9 5 0 0 2 23
33 KEATING, Shayle..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
45 WATERSTRADT, Dan.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
55 INGLIS, Jimmie...... 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 3 6 0 2 0 0 13
TEAM................ 2 3 5
Totals.............. 22-54 5-17 23-30 12 22 34 12 72 15 9 2 4 199
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-34 47.1% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% Game: 40.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 29.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 21-28 75.0% Game: 76.7% 3
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Officials: Mike Kitts, Curtis Shaw, Tony Greene
Technical fouls: Providence-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 5459
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Providence.................... 35 32 - 67
Rutgers....................... 36 36 - 72
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Points in the paint-FRIARS 38,RUTGERS 26. Points off turnovers-FRIARS 15,RUTGERS 19.
2nd chance points-FRIARS 10,RUTGERS 16. Fast break points-FRIARS 7,RUTGERS 4.
Bench points-FRIARS 11,RUTGERS 15. Score tied-10 times. Lead changed-12 times.
Last FG-FRIARS 2nd-00:10, RUTGERS 2nd-01:29.
