PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Scarlet Knights showed out in front of the home crowd on Wednesday night.
RU had their most assists ever in a Big Ten matchup in the 90-55 victory (30). The margin of victory was also the highest-ever for RU in a Big Ten conference game.
Rutgers featured a balanced scoring attack with six players in double figures.
In the opening half, Rutgers jumped out to an 18-7 lead, shooting 7-of-10 to start as Minnesota opened 2-of-13 from the floor. The Gophers cut the lead to 22-20, but a big three-pointer from Oskar Palmquist off the bench sparked a 12-2 run to close the half for the home team, who led by 10 at the break.
Palmquist finished with a career-high 13 points of (4-for-7) from the field and made three of his four three point shots. Palmquist had his family in town from Sweden to watch his play for their second visit ever to a Rutgers game.
Senior guard Cam Spencer led the way with 17 points and made five of his six attempts from the field. Spencer knocked down all three of his three-pointers. Fifth-year wing Caleb McConnell had 13 points-six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Junior center Cliffford Omouryi had 13 points on (6-for-8) from the field and scored seven points in the first few minutes of the game. Junior forwards Aundre Hyatt and Mawot Mag scored ten points each. Senior point guard Paul Mulcahy collected nine assists and had his 400th career assist at RU in the game.
Rutgers opened the second half…
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