Caleb McConnell collected 16 points and 10 rebounds as host Rutgers scored 17 straight points midway through the second half and pulled away for a 63-48 victory over No. 10 Indiana on Saturday afternoon in Piscataway, N.J., in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
In his third game back from a knee injury, McConnell made 4 of 12 shots, including the 3-pointer that sparked the decisive run, and also made six free throws to help Rutgers beat Indiana for the sixth straight time and eighth time in 11 meetings under coach Steve Pikiell. The Scarlet Knights improved to 10-3 at home against ranked teams since the start of the 2019-20 season.
Miller Kopp scored 21 points for Indiana but the rest of the Hoosiers experienced frustrating showings against Rutgers' varied defenses. Indiana shot a dreadful 30.4 percent and missed 19 of 25 3-point tries after shooting 55 percent through the first seven games.J'Wan Roberts registered 15 points and eight rebounds and the Cougars remained unbeaten with a victory over the Gaels in the Battleground 2k22 at Fort Worth, Texas.
Jayden Gardner had 10 points and seven rebounds, Armaan Franklin added nine points and Ben Vander Plas and Reece Beekman finished with seven points apiece for Virginia . The Jackrabbits' Charlie Easley finished with 17 points after scoring a team-high 11 in the opening half. Alex Arians finished with , followed by William Kyle III and Zeke Mayo .Trevon Brazile poured in a career-high 23 points, prized freshman Nick Smith Jr. scored 16 points in his long anticipated first start, and the Razorbacks crushed the visiting Spartans in Fayetteville, Ark.
Mark Mitchell posted 13 of his 15 points in the second half for the Blue Devils , who remained undefeated in six home games. Jacob Grandison had 10 points off the bench.
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