PREVIEW: Rutgers Basketball set to take on the Purdue Boilermakers
Last week was a little bit of a roller coaster for the Rutgers men's basketball team as they notched a huge victory over No. 16/17 Ohio State by a final score of 64-61. After that, Rutger traveled to Minnesota this past Saturday to take on Minnesota, but ended up losing by a score of 88-70.
The Scarlet Knights will look to bounce back as they take on the Purdue Boilermakers in a Tuesday afternoon matchup.They stayed out in the mid-west and didn't come back to New Jersey between he Minnesota game and Tuesday's game
Here's everything you need to know about tonight's contest
WHEN: Tuesday at 7pm EST, BTN
WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-7) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (10-6)
WHERE: Mackey Complex (West Lafayette, Indiana)
KENPOM RANKINGS: Rutgers - 111 / Purdue - 16
| NAME | HT/WT | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
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6-4/180 |
So. |
Baker led the team with 13 points last game shooting 30% from the floor against Minnesota. |
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6-4/200 |
Fr. |
Finished with 8pts, 4rebs, 2asts and 1 block against Minnesota on Saturday. |
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6-6/230 |
Fr. |
In just his second career start, Harper had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. |
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6-9/245 |
Jr. |
With Eugene Omoruyi out, the former JUCO product has looked solid lately, averaging 8.6 ppg and 5 rpg since the loss of Omoruyi. |
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7-0/275 |
5th-Sr. |
Healthy for the first time in a couple seasons, Doorson is averaging 4.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, and 1.3 bpg. |
| NAME | HT/WT | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Carsen Edwards |
6-1/200 |
Jr. |
Edwards is coming off a game where he had 36 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist against Wisconsin. |
|
Ryan Cline |
6-6/195 |
Sr. |
Cline is second on the team in points this season averaging 12.6 ppg this year. |
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Nojel Eastern |
6-6/220 |
Fr. |
He is one of the weaker links on the team offensive and only averages 6.1 points per game, but he is a solid defensive player. |
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Trevion Williams |
6-9/280 |
Fr. |
One of the Boilermakers new starters, and recently had back to back games with 11+ rebounds. |
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Gray Eifert |
6-6/220 |
Sr. |
In his first year starting, Eifert hasn't done a bad job so far. However his offensive output isn't that good, averaging only 4.8 ppg. |
RECORD THIS SEASON: 10-6 (3-2) / Significant wins against No. 23 Maryland, and No. 25 Iowa
SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 13th contest between the two schools, and Purdue leads the series 1-11 with the most recent victory coming last year when the Boilermakers won 82-75 in the Big Ten tournament in an exciting game
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