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(RV) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-6, 3-6) at Indiana Hoosiers (9-6, 4-4) 2020-21 Schedule/Results Sunday, January 24 | 12 p.m. (ET) Date Opponent .................. Time (p.m.)/TV Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Ind. N25 Sacred Heart .......................... W, 86-63 TV: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, play-by-play; Stephen Bardo, analyst) N27 FDU (HG) ................................ W, 96-75 Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM/ XM 381; N29 Hofstra (HG) ........................... W, 70-56 Jerry Recco and Mark Peterson); WRSU 88.7 FM (Raj Shah and Chris Tsakonas) D8 Syracuse (ACCB1G) ................ W, 79-69 Series Record: Indiana leads 7-3 D14 at RV Maryland* ..................... W, 74-60 Last Meeting: Rutgers 59, Indiana 50 (Jan. 15, 2020) D20 13/13 Illinois* ......................... W, 91-88 OPENING TIP: D23 at 23/20 Ohio State* ............... L, 80-68 Rutgers men’s basketball free throws in the league (attempting the is back on the road this Sunday, as the D29 RV Purdue* ............................. W, 81-76 most in the nation), and ranks third in the Scarlet Knights will head to Bloomington league in scoring and fourth in the Big J2 10/11 Iowa* ............................. L, 77-75 to face Indiana at Assembly Hall on Sun- Ten in rebounds (8.8). J5 at 23 Michigan State* ............. L, 68-45 day at noon. The game will be televised J9 RV/RV Ohio State* .................. L, 79-68 on Big Ten Network. The contest marks Overall, the Hoosiers are fourth in the J15 9 Wisconsin* ............................ L, 60-54 the second road consecutive road game league with 4.7 blocks per game, with J21 at Penn State ........................... L, 75-67 in a stretch of three-of-four games away two players in the top-ten in the league J24 at Indiana* ......................12 p.m. / BTN from home. individually. The team is yet to post either J28 RV/RV Michigan State* .....7 p.m. / FS1 a winning or losing streak longer than two J31 at Northwestern* ........7:30 p.m. / BTN The Scarlet Knights enter the game fol- games this season. F4 17/17 Minnesota*.................TBD / FS1 lowing at 75-67 loss at Penn State on F10 at 4/4 Iowa* .........................TBD / BTN Thursday night. In that contest, RU had THE SERIES: Sunday will mark the 11th F13 Northwestern* ....................TBD / BTN a spirited second half rally, using an 11-0 meeting between these two programs. F18 at 7/7 Michigan* ..................TBD / BTN stretch into a 28-14 run to claw back into Indiana holds a 7-3 advantage in the F21 Maryland* ............................TBD / BTN the contest, but fell just short. series, but Rutgers has won three of the F24 Indiana* ...............................TBD / BTN last four matchups. In the lone meeting F28 at Nebraska* .......................TBD / BTN Ron Harper Jr. led the team with 18 last season at a sold-out RAC, RU led by M6 at 17/17 Minnesota* ............TBD / FS1 points in the game, 14 of them coming as much as 17 points and limited Indiana Big Ten Tournament in Chicago after halftime. Harper Jr. has scored in to a season-low in points and seven dif- March 10-14 ............................................ TBD double-figures in all but one game this ferent statistical categories. RU is looking season. He is second in the Big Ten with a for its first win at Assembly Hall, having * - Big Ten Conference. All Times Eastern. 41.6% rate from behind the arc and is fifth defeated the Hoosiers twice at The RAC AP rank. HG - NJ Hoop Group Classic in the league in scoring. and once at Madison Square Garden. ACCB1G - ACC-Big Ten Challenge Myles Johnson posted a season-high WITH A WIN: A victory on Sunday over PRONUNCIATIONS 14 points in the contest. In conference- the Hoosiers would represent: only games, Johnson is averaging 9.2 Mamadou Doucoure: MOM-uh-do rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Both - The first ever win at Assembly Hall do-CORE-ay marks are second in the Big Ten. - Rutgers’ fourth Big Ten win of the Daniel Lobach: LOW-bach season. The Scarlet Knights have only Mawot Mag: MUH-watt The Scarlet Knights continued to share previously reached four Big Ten wins in a Montez Mathis: mahn-TEZ the ball well in the game, with 18 assists, season twice since joining the league in Paul Mulcahy: mull-KAY-he paced by five from Paul Mulcahy. RU is 2014-15. Cliff Omoruyi: oh-mo-ROO-yee 24th nationally in assist-turnover ratio - The fourth win against Indiana. That Dean Reiber: REE-burr (1.44), as they are also taking care of the would tie for the most conference wins Steve Pikiell: PIKE-uhl ball at an elite rate (10.5 turnovers per against any Big Ten opponent (also four game, 17th best in the nation). RU has vs. Penn State, Minnesota and Nebraska). a non-steal turnover percentage of 5.6 - The first time for RU winning four out that ranks as the best in the nation per of five games against a Big Ten foe since Ken Pomeroy, with an overall turnover joining the league. percentage of 15.0 that ranks 10th in Athletic Communications the country. Individually, Ron Harper Jr.’s QUOTING COACH PIKIELL: “We’ll figure Men’s Basketball SID: Jordan Ozer turnover rate of 3.8 is in the top-10 in the this out. When hard times hit, you see Cell Phone: 973-202-9728 country. what you’re made of. There’s still a lot of Email: [email protected] basketball left to be played. I have confi- All interviews will be conducted virtually via THE OPPONENT: Indiana enters the dence that we’ll get better.” Webex, please reach out for connection info. game at 9-6 overall and 4-4 in the confer- ence following an 81-69 win over No. 4 Iowa on Thursday night. The Hoosiers Head Coach Steve Pikiell outscored the Hawkeyes 50-32 in the sec- ond half to get the win behind 23 points Overall Record (years) .........263-227 (16th) from Trayce Jackson-Davis, who averages Rutgers Record (years) ..............71-70 (5th) a team-best 20.6 points and 8.8 rebounds Record vs. Indiana (RU/overall) ...... 3-3/3-5 on the season. He has made the most 0 GEO BAKER 1 OSKAR PALMQUIST 2 DANIEL LOBACH 3 MAWOT MAG 4 PAUL MULCAHY 5 CLIFF OMORUYI Sr. • 6-4 • 195 • G Fr. • 6-8 • 220 • F Fr. • 6-7 • 210 • F Fr. • 6-7 • 215 • F So. • 6-6 • 210 • G Fr. • 6-11 • 240 • C Derry, N.H. Kinna, Sweden Durham, N.C. Melbourne, Australia Bayonne, N.J. Benin City, Nigeria 10 MONTEZ MATHIS 11 MAMADOU DOUCOURE 15 MYLES JOHNSON 21 DEAN REIBER 22 CALEB MCCONNELL 23 NICK BROOKS Jr. • 6-4 • 210 • G Jr. • 6-9 • 250 • F Jr. • 6-11 • 255 • C Fr. • 6-10 • 225 • F Jr. • 6-7 • 195 • G Sr. • 6-1 • 185 • G Baltimore, Md. Bamako, Mali Long Beach, Calif. Greensboro, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Somerset, N.J. 24 RON HARPER JR. 25 AIDEN TERRY 42 JACOB YOUNG 45 JADEN JONES 55 LUKE NATHAN STEVE PIKIELL Jr. • 6-6 • 245 • G/F Fr.. • 5-11 • 150 • G Sr. • 6-2 • 185 • G Fr. • 6-8 • 195• G/F Jr. • 6-11 • 245 • F/C Head Coach Franklin Lakes, N.J. Mt. Washington, Ky. Houston, Texas Dallas, Texas Randolph, N.J. KARL HOBBS BRANDIN KNIGHT STEVE HAYN GREG VETRONE BEN ASHER MIKE LARKIN Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Player Devel. Director of Ops/Recruiting Special Assistant No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School (s) 0 Geo Baker G 6-4 195 Sr. Derry, N.H./Proctor Academy 1 Oskar Palmquist F 6-8 220 Fr. Kinna, Sweden / Central Pointe Christian Academy (Fla.) 2 Daniel Lobach F 6-7 210 Fr. Durham, N.C. / Moravian Prep 3 Mawot Mag F 6-7 215 Fr. Juba, South Sudan / Prolific Prep (Calif.) 4 Paul Mulcahy G 6-6 210 So. Bayonne, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s 5 Cliff Omoruyi C 6-11 240 Fr. Benin City, Nigeria / Roselle Catholic 10 Montez Mathis G 6-4 210 Jr. Baltimore, Md. /The John Carroll School 11 Mamadou Doucoure F 6-9 250 Jr. Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American School (N.Y.) 15 Myles Johnson C 6-11 255 Jr. Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic T.J. THOMPSON RICHARD CAMPBELL 21 Dean Reiber F 6-10 225 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. / Northwest Guilford High School Director of Basketball Admin Athletic Trainer 22 Caleb McConnell G 6-7 195 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./SPIRE Academy (Ohio) 23 Nick Brooks G 6-1 185 Sr. Franklin Park, N.J./Vermont Academy/W.Va. Wesleyan 24 Ron Harper, Jr. G/F 6-6 245 Jr. Franklin Lakes, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 25 Aiden Terry G 5-11 150 Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky. / Aspire Academy / Bullitt Central 42 Jacob Young G 6-2 185 Sr. Houston, Texas/Yates HS/Texas 45 Jaden Jones G/F 6-8 195 Fr. Dallas, Texas / DasCHE Spartans 55 Luke Nathan F/C 6-11 235 Jr. Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS Head Coach: Steve Pikiell (UConn ’90). Associate Head Coach: Karl Hobbs (UConn ‘84). Assistant Coaches: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh ‘05 ) and Steve Hayn (Stony Brook ’91) Staff: Dir. of Player Devel. Greg Vetrone (LIU-CW Post ’86); Asst. AD/Strength & Cond. David VanDyke (Penn State ’98); Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting Ben Asher (West Virginia ’13); Special Assistant to the Head Coach Mike Larkin (Albright ‘09); Director of Basket- ball Administration T.J.