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Derek Simpson scores 23 points, Clifford Omoruyi has double-double and Rutgers beats Howard 85-63

AP
Nov 18, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Derek Simpson scored 23 points, Clifford Omoruyi added 15 points and 14 rebounds and Rutgers beat Howard 85-63 on Saturday night.

Simpson was 7 of 10 from the floor and added a pair of 3-pointers and four assists. Omoruyi was 6-of-10 shooting and blocked four shots. Noah Fernandes and Aundre Hyatt chipped in 12 points apiece for Rutgers (4-1), which shot 54% (32 of 59) overall with 19 assists.

Marcus Dockery made four field goals from long range and finished with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting for Howard (2-3). Bryce Harris added 12 points.

Howard jumped out to an early 14-11 lead before Rutgers pulled away and built a 39-31 halftime advantage. Simpson and Omoruyi combined for 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting as the Scarlet Knights shot 50% (15 of 30).

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Joshua Strong and Dockery cut the Howard deficit to 49-45 with 13:02 left. Rutgers answered with a 24-8 run and led 73-53 with 5:44 remaining.

Howard plays at Bryant on Monday. Rutgers returns to action on Nov. 27 hosting St. Peter’s.

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1st Half
HOW
Bison
31
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dom Campbell vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Bison gains possession)
19:44		Joshua Strong turnover (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
19:33		Dom Campbell blocks Aundre Hyatt's two point layup
19:31		Shy Odom defensive rebound
19:18	+3	Bryce Harris makes three point jump shot (Marcus Dockery assists)	3-0
19:01		Antwone Woolfolk turnover (out of bounds)
18:47		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
18:43		Shy Odom turnover (Derek Simpson steals)
18:38	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point dunk	3-2
18:18		Dom Campbell offensive foul
18:18		Dom Campbell turnover (offensive foul)
18:06		Joshua Strong personal foul
18:04		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
18:02		Dom Campbell defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot	6-2
17:38		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
17:36		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
17:23		Bryce Harris turnover
17:12		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:10		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Bryce Harris makes two point jump shot	8-2
16:46		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (traveling)
16:23		Bryce Harris turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
16:18		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
16:16		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	8-4
15:51		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (AJ Magbegor draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	AJ Magbegor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-4
15:51		AJ Magbegor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:51		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
15:43		Jelani Williams personal foul
15:30		Aundre Hyatt turnover (Seth Towns steals)
15:20	+2	Bryce Harris makes two point layup (Joshua Strong assists)	11-4
14:58		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:56		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
14:45		Jelani Williams turnover (Aundre Hyatt steals)
14:39		AJ Magbegor shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
14:39	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-5
14:39	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-6
14:17		Shy Odom turnover
14:05	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	11-8
13:37		Gavin Griffiths blocks Seth Towns's two point jump shot
13:35		Jelani Williams offensive rebound
13:32	+2	AJ Magbegor makes two point layup (Jelani Williams assists)	13-8
13:25		Jamichael Davis turnover (Shy Odom steals)
13:18		Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
13:16		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
13:09		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
13:07		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
13:00		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (Jelani Williams steals)
12:54		Derek Simpson shooting foul (AJ Magbegor draws the foul)
12:54		AJ Magbegor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54	+1	AJ Magbegor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-8
12:35		Dom Campbell shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
12:35		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:35	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-9
12:15		Bryce Harris turnover (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
12:03		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
12:01		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
11:44		Bryce Harris misses two point layup
11:42		Gavin Griffiths defensive rebound
11:34		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (traveling)
11:34		TV timeout
11:11		Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
11:09		Bison offensive rebound
11:07		Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
11:05		Gavin Griffiths defensive rebound
10:50		Bryce Harris blocks Gavin Griffiths's two point layup
10:48		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
10:37	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	14-11
10:15		Shy Odom turnover (Jamichael Davis steals)
10:09	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point dunk (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	14-13
9:44		Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot
9:42		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot	14-16
9:10		Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
9:08		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	14-18
8:52		Jelani Williams shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-19
8:31		Jordan Hairston misses three point jump shot
8:29		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
8:26		Bryce Harris shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-20
8:26		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:26		Seth Towns defensive rebound
8:16		Marcus Dockery turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
8:02		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
8:00		Bison defensive rebound
8:00		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
7:31		Bison turnover (shot clock violation)
7:31		TV timeout
7:19		AJ Magbegor shooting foul (Gavin Griffiths draws the foul)
7:19	+1	Gavin Griffiths makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-21
7:19		Gavin Griffiths misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:19		Jelani Williams defensive rebound
7:07		Bryce Harris turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
6:53	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Aundre Hyatt assists)	14-23
6:19		Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
6:17		Bison offensive rebound
6:17		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
6:13	+2	Marcus Dockery makes two point jump shot	16-23
6:00	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	16-25
5:35		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Joshua Strong's two point layup
5:33		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
5:26		Bryce Harris blocks Gavin Griffiths's two point jump shot
5:24		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
5:23	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	16-27
5:23		Joshua Strong shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-28
5:07	+3	Jelani Williams makes three point jump shot (Shy Odom assists)	19-28
4:48		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
4:46		Shy Odom defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Marcus Dockery makes two point layup	21-28
4:19	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup	21-30
3:57	+2	AJ Magbegor makes two point jump shot (Marcus Dockery assists)	23-30
3:49	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	23-32
3:31		AJ Magbegor misses two point jump shot
3:29		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	23-34
3:23		TV timeout
3:18		Jordan Hairston turnover (traveling)
3:06		Shy Odom blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup
3:04		Jelani Williams defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Jelani Williams makes two point layup	25-34
2:52		Derek Simpson turnover
2:29		Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
2:27		Shy Odom offensive rebound
2:24		Oskar Palmquist shooting foul (Shy Odom draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Shy Odom makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
2:24	+1	Shy Odom makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-34
2:08	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point dunk (Jamichael Davis assists)	27-36
1:41		Aundre Hyatt shooting foul (Bryce Harris draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Bryce Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-36
1:41		Bryce Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:41		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:18		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
1:16		AJ Magbegor defensive rebound
1:00		Shy Odom misses two point jump shot
0:58		AJ Magbegor offensive rebound
0:56		AJ Magbegor turnover (bad pass) (Gavin Griffiths steals)
0:56		AJ Magbegor shooting foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul)
0:46		Oskar Palmquist misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:46		Oskar Palmquist misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Seth Towns makes three point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)	31-36
0:20		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:06		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
0:04		Jelani Williams defensive rebound
0:02		Bryce Harris turnover
0:00	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Gavin Griffiths assists)	31-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
HOW
Bison
32
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
46

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Shy Odom's two point layup
19:39		Bison offensive rebound
19:31		Dom Campbell misses two point layup
19:29		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup	31-41
18:53	+2	Bryce Harris makes two point layup (Marcus Dockery assists)	33-41
18:36		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
18:34		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
18:30		Dom Campbell personal foul
18:27		Bryce Harris personal foul
18:21	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	33-44
18:12	+3	Seth Towns makes three point jump shot (Joshua Strong assists)	36-44
17:58	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point jump shot	36-46
17:43		Marcus Dockery turnover (bad pass)
17:25		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
17:24		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
17:24		Shy Odom shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-47
17:24		Antwone Woolfolk turnover (lane violation)
17:12		Jelani Williams misses two point layup
17:10		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
17:04		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
17:04		Seth Towns defensive rebound
16:49		Bryce Harris misses two point layup
16:47		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
16:40		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
16:38		Seth Towns defensive rebound
16:29		Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
16:27		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
16:17		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
16:17		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
16:17		Jelani Williams personal foul
16:16		Derek Simpson turnover (Seth Towns steals)
16:16		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul
15:57		Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
15:55		Bryce Harris offensive rebound
15:48		Jelani Williams misses three point jump shot
15:46		Seth Towns offensive rebound
15:46		Derek Simpson personal foul
15:46		TV timeout
15:32		Marcus Dockery misses three point jump shot
15:30		Bryce Harris offensive rebound
15:29	+3	Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot (Bryce Harris assists)	39-47
15:15		Derek Simpson turnover (Seth Towns steals)
15:12		Gavin Griffiths personal foul
15:03		Jelani Williams offensive foul
15:03		Jelani Williams turnover (offensive foul)
14:47		Gavin Griffiths misses two point jump shot
14:45		Jelani Williams defensive rebound
14:28		Bryce Harris misses three point jump shot
14:26		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Gavin Griffiths assists)	39-49
13:45	+3	Joshua Strong makes three point jump shot (Jelani Williams assists)	42-49
13:28		Noah Fernandes misses two point jump shot
13:26		Bryce Harris defensive rebound
13:03	+3	Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot (Seth Towns assists)	45-49
12:54		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
12:45		TV timeout
12:41	+2	Antwone Woolfolk makes two point layup (Gavin Griffiths assists)	45-51
12:29		Marcus Dockery misses two point layup
12:27		Shy Odom offensive rebound
12:23		Shy Odom misses two point layup
12:21		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
12:11	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Jamichael Davis assists)	45-53
11:47	+3	Seth Towns makes three point jump shot	48-53
11:21	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point jump shot	48-55
10:51	+2	Bryce Harris makes two point layup	50-55
10:32	+2	Gavin Griffiths makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	50-57
10:12		Jordan Hairston turnover (bad pass)
10:12		TV timeout
9:56	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Aundre Hyatt assists)	50-59
9:36	+3	Marcus Dockery makes three point jump shot	53-59
9:17	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Noah Fernandes assists)	53-62
8:55		Joshua Strong misses three point jump shot
8:53		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
8:47	+3	Noah Fernandes makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	53-65
8:25		Jelani Williams turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
8:21	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	53-67
8:12		Bison 30 second timeout
8:12		TV timeout
7:59		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Bryce Harris's two point layup
7:57		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
7:38		Joshua Strong shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
7:38	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
7:38	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-69
7:27		Marcus Dockery turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
7:09	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	53-71
6:48		Bryce Harris misses two point layup
6:46		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
6:42		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
6:40		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
6:24		Seth Towns shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
6:23		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:23	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-72
6:23		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 3 of 3
6:23		Seth Towns defensive rebound
6:13		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Seth Towns's two point dunk
6:11		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
6:06		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
6:04		Jelani Williams defensive rebound
5:54		Aundre Hyatt blocks Shy Odom's two point layup
5:52		Gavin Griffiths defensive rebound
5:47		Joshua Strong shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-73
5:47		Noah Fernandes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:47		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
5:32		Shy Odom personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
5:32		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:32		Shy Odom defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Jelani Williams makes two point layup (Shy Odom assists)	55-73
5:13		Jordan Atkins personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
5:13		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:13	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-74
5:03		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Shy Odom draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Shy Odom makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-74
5:03	+1	Shy Odom makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-74
4:45	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	57-76
4:33		Oskar Palmquist blocks Shy Odom's two point layup
4:31		Bison offensive rebound
4:31		Oskar Palmquist personal foul
4:31	+1	Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-76
4:31		Seth Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:31		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Oskar Palmquist makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	58-78
4:27		Seth Towns shooting foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Oskar Palmquist makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-79
4:02		Jelani Williams misses two point layup
4:02		Bison offensive rebound
4:02		Oskar Palmquist personal foul
4:02		Seth Towns misses two point jump shot
4:00		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Jamichael Davis assists)	58-81
3:31	+2	Joshua Strong makes two point layup	60-81
3:11		Jamichael Davis turnover
3:11		TV timeout
2:58		Talin Lewis turnover
2:37		Antonio Chol misses three point jump shot
2:35		Elijah Williams defensive rebound
2:04		Thomas Weaver misses two point layup
2:02		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Antonio Chol makes two point jump shot (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	60-83
1:45		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul (Elijah Williams draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Elijah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-83
1:45		Elijah Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:45		Antonio Chol defensive rebound
1:21		AJ Magbegor shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-84
1:21	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-85
0:56	+2	Talin Lewis makes two point jump shot (AJ Magbegor assists)	63-85
0:25		Antonio Chol misses three point jump shot
0:23		Aiden Terry offensive rebound
0:08		Antwone Woolfolk misses three point jump shot
0:06		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound