Rutgers Falls at Marquette

Tuesday, January 26

Milwaukee, Wisc.

9:00 PM

Rutgers University

Marquette

Jan 27 | Men's Basketball

MILWAUKEE, WISC. - Sophomore guard Mike Rosario (Jersey City, N.J.) scored a game high-tying 16 points and senior center Hamady Ndiaye (Dakar, Senegal) grabbed a contest best-tying 12 rebounds, but it was not enough as Rutgers (9-11, 0-8) suffered a 82-59 loss to Marquette (12-8, 3-5) at the Bradley Center Tuesday evening. The Scarlet Knights were able to reduce a 26-point first half deficit to 14 point after the break in another hard fought defeat.

Three Scarlet Knights scored in double digits. Freshman wing Dane Miler (Henrietta, N.Y.) and redshirt junior forward Jonathan Mitchell (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, to supplement Rosario's highest output since he registered 17 points versus No. 5 Syracuse on Jan. 13.

Ndiaye also added six points and three blocks. The co-captain's three rejections pushes his career total to 306 to move into second place on RU's all-time list, surpassing former Scarlet Knight James Bailey (304).

Five Golden Eagles scored in double digits with Jimmy Butler and Darius Johnson-Odom each tallying 16 points.

Marquette proved why it is the nation's best three-point shooting team, as it opened the game with a 23-7 advantage highlighted by six three pointers. Senior Maurice Acker sank four treys during that stretch.

With Marquette up 27-10, the BIG EAST foes split the next six baskets to put the score at 33-16 before MU caught fire from behind the arc again hitting back-to-back threes to extend its lead to 39-16.

Rosario deposited a three at the 1:42 mark for the final basket of the first stanza as the Golden Eagles entered the locker room at the midpoint with a 44-21 advantage.

The Scarlet Knights stole the momentum at the beginning of the second period as a James Beatty (Wilmington, N.C.) three ignited a 10-2 run to trim Marquette's lead to 46-31. Rutgers hit four of its five shots during that stretch. After being outrebounded by MU 21-12 in the first period, RU continued to hang with MU by pulling down a 13-3 advantage on the boards in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

The Scarlet Knights got to within 14 points on a Jonathan Mitchell (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) three-pointer with 13:25 remaining but would get no closer.

Rutgers returns to the Louis Brown Athletic Center for its next game when it hosts Notre Dame this Saturday. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. The game will be televised live nationally on ESPN2.

Post Game Podcast:

http://cstvpodcast.cstv.com.edgesuite.net/marquette/100126_marq_FredHill.m4a

Game Notes:

Hamady Ndiaye's three blocks increases his career total to 306, which pushes him past former Scarlet Knight James Bailey (304) for second place on the school's all-time list.
At least three Scarlet Knights scored in double digits for the sixth straight game and the 15th time this season with Mike Rosario (16), Dane Miller (14) and Jonathan Mitchell (10) all scoring 10 or more points.
Rutgers started James Beatty, Miller, Mitchell, Ndiaye and Rosario for the sixth straight game. Mitchell has started all 20 games this season.
Rosario's 16 points marks the 17th time and 45th game during his career that he has scored in double digits. Rosario as led the squad in scoring 11 times this season.
Miller's 14 points gives him seven double-digit scoring efforts this season. The freshman standout has tallied 10-plus points in five of eight conference games.
Mitchell's 10 points marks the 11th game this season he has scored in double digits. The RU newcomer has scored 10 or more points in six of eight BIG EAST games.
Ndiaye's 12 rebounds marks the sixth time this season and 11th contest of his career that he has pulled down 10 or more boards.
Ndiaye's three blocks marks the 18th contest this season 52nd time in his career that he has swatted three or more blocks.
The loss drops Rutgers' record against Marquette to 1-4.