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Fernandes, Omoruyi power Rutgers to 71-40 romp over Saint Peter's

AP
Nov 27, 2023

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Noah Fernandes scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half, Clifford Omoruyi added 17 points and eight rebounds and Rutgers cruised to its fifth straight win with a 71-40 victory over Saint Peter's on Monday night.

Fernandez made 5 of 9 shots and all nine of his free throws for the Scarlet Knights (5-1), whose win streak has come at home. Omoruyi made 6 of 12 shots and blocked four at the other end. He is 12 points shy of becoming the 46th player in program history to top 1,000 for his career. Omoruyi passed Don Petersen for ninth place on Rutgers' career rebound list with 721.

Derek Simpson had eight of his 10 points in the first half and Omoruyi scored seven with five rebounds to lead Rutgers to a 27-17 lead. Freshman reserve Armoni Zeigler scored six and the bench accounted for 10 first-half points for Saint Peter's. The Peacocks shot 23.3% in the first half and the starters made 3 of 19 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range.

A three-point play by Fernandes pushed Rutgers' advantage to 20 seven minutes into the second half. The Scarlet Knights took their biggest lead at 69-32 on a pair of free throws by Oskar Palmquist with 3:39 left to play.

Michael Houge finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Peacocks (1-4).

All five of the Scarlet Knights victories this season have been by double digits - three by 20 or more points.

Rutgers leads the all-time series 12-4, including a 10-3 record on its home floor. Saint Peter's won the two previous matchups in the series with wins in 2012 and 2014. The Scarlet Knights' last win over the Peacocks was 55-52 in December of 2010.

Rutgers will host Illinois on Saturday in an early Big Ten Conference game. Saint Peter's will try to end a three-game skid on Friday at Niagara.

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1st Half
SPU
Peacocks
17
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mouhamed Sow vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Scarlet Knights gains possession)
19:52		Clifford Omoruyi turnover (out of bounds)
19:34		Mouhamed Sow turnover (Aundre Hyatt steals)
19:04		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point hook shot
19:02		Latrell Reid defensive rebound
18:47		Michael Houge misses two point layup
18:45		Mouhamed Sow offensive rebound
18:38		Jump ball. (Peacocks gains possession)
18:33		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Mouhamed Sow's two point layup
18:31		Michael Houge offensive rebound
18:16		Marcus Randolph misses two point jump shot
18:14		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:33		Marcus Randolph personal foul
17:33		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
17:33		Marcus Randolph defensive rebound
17:33		Latrell Reid misses three point jump shot
17:31		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
17:15		Aundre Hyatt misses two point layup
17:13		Brent Bland defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Mouhamed Sow makes two point layup (Latrell Reid assists)	2-0
16:30		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
16:28		Michael Houge defensive rebound
16:14		Mouhamed Sow misses two point hook shot
16:12		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	2-2
15:21		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
15:19		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
14:58		Latrell Reid personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
14:58		TV timeout
14:44		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
14:42		Latrell Reid defensive rebound
14:09		Peacocks turnover (shot clock violation)
13:46		Stephon Roberts personal foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul)
13:44	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup (Jamichael Davis assists)	2-4
13:30		Gavin Griffiths blocks Elijah Perkins's two point layup
13:28		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
13:08		Brent Bland shooting foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
13:08	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
13:08		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:08		Michael Houge defensive rebound
12:55	+3	Armoni Zeigler makes three point jump shot (Roy Clarke assists)	5-5
12:44		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
12:42		Elijah Perkins defensive rebound
12:33		Roy Clarke turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
12:12	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Aundre Hyatt assists)	5-8
11:49		Michael Houge misses two point layup
11:47		Michael Houge offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	7-8
11:23	+3	Gavin Griffiths makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	7-11
11:06		Elijah Perkins misses three point jump shot
11:04		Stephon Roberts offensive rebound
10:49		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
10:47		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
10:26		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
10:24		Michael Houge defensive rebound
10:15	+2	Stephon Roberts makes two point layup (Elijah Perkins assists)	9-11
10:14		Derek Simpson shooting foul (Stephon Roberts draws the foul)
10:14		TV timeout
10:14		Stephon Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:14		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:01		Oskar Palmquist misses three point jump shot
9:59		Elijah Perkins defensive rebound
9:47		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Michael Houge's two point layup
9:45		Peacocks offensive rebound
9:42		Marcus Randolph misses three point jump shot
9:40		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	9-14
9:18		Latrell Reid turnover (Noah Fernandes steals)
9:04		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
9:02		Peacocks defensive rebound
8:59		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
8:49		Peacocks turnover (10-second violation)
8:42	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	9-16
8:26		Elijah Perkins turnover (Antwone Woolfolk steals)
8:17	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	9-18
8:17		Peacocks 30 second timeout
8:17		TV timeout
8:14		Mouhamed Sow turnover (Austin Williams steals)
7:51		Marcus Randolph personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
7:34		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
7:32		Michael Houge defensive rebound
7:19		Noah Fernandes blocks Latrell Reid's two point layup
7:17		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
7:11		Noah Fernandes personal foul
6:52		Latrell Reid misses two point jump shot
6:50		Peacocks offensive rebound
6:47		Peacocks turnover (shot clock violation)
6:40		Elijah Wood personal foul
6:35		Michael Houge personal foul (Antwone Woolfolk draws the foul)
6:35		Antwone Woolfolk misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35		Elijah Wood defensive rebound
6:24		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
6:22		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
6:13		Noah Fernandes misses two point layup
6:11		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
6:05		Austin Williams shooting foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
6:05		Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:05	+1	Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-18
6:00		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
5:58		Roy Clarke defensive rebound
5:44	+2	Roy Clarke makes two point layup	12-18
5:32		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point hook shot
5:30		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
5:18		Peacocks turnover (back court violation)
5:08	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Gavin Griffiths assists)	12-20
4:27	+3	Brent Bland makes three point jump shot (Roy Clarke assists)	15-20
4:17		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
4:15		Roy Clarke defensive rebound
4:09		Elijah Wood misses three point jump shot
4:07		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
3:59		Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot
3:57		Peacocks offensive rebound
3:57		Jamichael Davis personal foul
3:57		TV timeout
3:54		Latrell Reid turnover (Aundre Hyatt steals)
3:39		Elijah Wood personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
3:39		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:39		Elijah Wood defensive rebound
3:13		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
3:11		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
2:56		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
2:54		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
2:48		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
2:46		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
2:40		Stephon Roberts personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
2:40		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:40		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	15-22
2:38		Mouhamed Sow personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-23
2:32		Latrell Reid misses two point layup
2:30		Peacocks offensive rebound
2:17		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
2:17		Michael Houge offensive rebound
1:58		Michael Houge misses two point layup
1:56		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Armoni Zeigler makes two point layup	17-23
1:52		Roy Clarke personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
1:45	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
1:45		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:38		Noah Fernandes personal foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
1:18		Roy Clarke misses three point jump shot
1:16		Peacocks offensive rebound
1:13		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
1:13		Michael Houge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:13		Mouhamed Sow offensive rebound
1:12		Mouhamed Sow turnover (traveling)
1:00	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point hook shot	17-27
0:32		Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot
0:30		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
0:08		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:06		Roy Clarke defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SPU
Peacocks
23
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
44

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
19:50		Peacocks defensive rebound
19:32		Marcus Randolph turnover (out of bounds)
19:14	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Noah Fernandes assists)	17-29
18:47		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Michael Houge's two point layup
18:45		Marcus Randolph offensive rebound
18:37		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Marcus Randolph draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Marcus Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-29
18:37		Marcus Randolph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:37		Michael Houge offensive rebound
18:23		Marcus Randolph misses three point jump shot
18:21		Noah Fernandes defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	18-31
17:55		Latrell Reid misses two point jump shot
17:53		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
17:44		Noah Fernandes misses three point jump shot
17:42		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
17:42		Mouhamed Sow personal foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
17:40	+3	Antwone Woolfolk makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	18-34
17:11	+3	Mouhamed Sow makes three point jump shot (Brent Bland assists)	21-34
17:06		Peacocks 30 second timeout
17:06		TV timeout
17:00	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Antwone Woolfolk assists)	21-36
16:54		Marcus Randolph shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-37
16:40		Armoni Zeigler turnover (traveling)
16:14	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	21-39
16:12		Roy Clarke personal foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-40
15:57		Michael Houge misses two point layup
15:57		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:38		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
15:36		Roy Clarke defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	23-40
15:07		Derek Simpson turnover (Latrell Reid steals)
14:50		Roy Clarke turnover (out of bounds)
14:19		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:19		Peacocks defensive rebound
14:19		Antwone Woolfolk personal foul
14:18		Michael Houge technical foul
14:18		Michael Houge turnover
14:18		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:18	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-41
14:01		Antwone Woolfolk shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-41
14:01		Michael Houge misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:01		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
13:55		Jamichael Davis misses two point layup
13:53		Michael Houge defensive rebound
13:30		Elijah Perkins turnover (traveling)
13:11	+2	Noah Fernandes makes two point layup	24-43
13:09		Elijah Perkins shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-44
12:56		Roy Clarke turnover (Gavin Griffiths steals)
12:46		Gavin Griffiths misses two point layup
12:44		Noah Fernandes offensive rebound
12:44		Stephon Roberts blocks Noah Fernandes's two point layup
12:44		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
12:43		Noah Fernandes turnover (Brent Bland steals)
12:43		Noah Fernandes blocks Latrell Reid's two point layup
12:41		Peacocks offensive rebound
12:36		Latrell Reid misses two point jump shot
12:34		Gavin Griffiths defensive rebound
12:23		Elijah Wood shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
12:23		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:23	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-45
12:11		Marcus Randolph turnover (Gavin Griffiths steals)
12:04		Mouhamed Sow personal foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-46
12:04		Derek Simpson turnover (lane violation)
11:33		Latrell Reid misses two point hook shot
11:31		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
11:31	+3	Aundre Hyatt makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	24-49
11:31		Peacocks 30 second timeout
11:31		TV timeout
11:11		Gavin Griffiths personal foul
11:11		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
11:09		Marcus Randolph turnover (Jamichael Davis steals)
11:07		Roy Clarke personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
11:07		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:07		Gavin Griffiths offensive rebound
11:01		Michael Houge blocks Gavin Griffiths's two point layup
10:59		Gavin Griffiths offensive rebound
10:52		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
10:50		Roy Clarke defensive rebound
10:35		Gavin Griffiths shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-49
10:35	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-49
10:18	+3	Gavin Griffiths makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	26-52
9:59		Gavin Griffiths personal foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
9:59		Michael Houge misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:59		Marcus Randolph offensive rebound
9:59		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Elijah Perkins's two point layup
9:57		Michael Houge offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	28-52
9:38		Elijah Perkins personal foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
9:38		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:38		Stephon Roberts defensive rebound
9:19		Michael Houge misses two point layup
9:17		Austin Williams defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Noah Fernandes assists)	28-54
9:08		Stephon Roberts shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-55
9:01		Brent Bland turnover (Jamichael Davis steals)
8:54		Brent Bland shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-56
8:54	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-57
8:32		Armoni Zeigler misses two point layup
8:30		Stephon Roberts offensive rebound
8:27		Clifford Omoruyi personal foul (Stephon Roberts draws the foul)
8:27		Stephon Roberts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:27		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
8:27		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
8:27		Stephon Roberts defensive rebound
8:27		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
8:25		Austin Williams defensive rebound
8:22		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
8:20		Aundre Hyatt offensive rebound
8:04		Latrell Reid personal foul
8:03		TV timeout
8:03	+1	Aundre Hyatt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-58
8:03		Aundre Hyatt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:03		Latrell Reid defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Armoni Zeigler makes two point layup	30-58
7:37		Austin Williams personal foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
7:37		Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:37		Antwone Woolfolk defensive rebound
7:20		Brent Bland shooting foul (Noah Fernandes draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-59
7:20	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-60
7:11	+1	Noah Fernandes makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-61
7:07		Roy Clarke turnover (Austin Williams steals)
6:55		Noah Fernandes turnover (Roy Clarke steals)
6:45		Aundre Hyatt blocks Roy Clarke's two point layup
6:43		Peacocks offensive rebound
6:11		Austin Williams personal foul (Marcus Randolph draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Marcus Randolph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-61
6:11	+1	Marcus Randolph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-61
5:54	+2	Austin Williams makes two point layup	32-63
5:28		Mouhamed Sow misses two point hook shot
5:26		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
5:05		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
5:03		Oskar Palmquist offensive rebound
4:55		Mouhamed Sow shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-64
4:55	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-65
4:30		Mouhamed Sow misses two point hook shot
4:28		Austin Williams defensive rebound
4:19		Antonio Chol misses three point jump shot
4:17		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
4:15		Michael Houge shooting foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Oskar Palmquist makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-66
4:15	+1	Oskar Palmquist makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-67
4:03		Marcus Randolph turnover (Oskar Palmquist steals)
3:49		Antonio Chol misses two point layup
3:47		Mouhamed Sow defensive rebound
3:40		Latrell Reid misses two point jump shot
3:38		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
3:37		Brent Bland shooting foul (Oskar Palmquist draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36	+1	Oskar Palmquist makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-68
3:36	+1	Oskar Palmquist makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-69
3:20	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	34-69
3:01		Antonio Chol turnover (Latrell Reid steals)
2:53		Oskar Palmquist blocks Latrell Reid's two point layup
2:51		Latrell Reid offensive rebound
2:37		Marcus Randolph misses three point jump shot
2:37		Michael Houge offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	36-69
2:37		Antonio Chol shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-69
2:35		Michael Houge blocks Oskar Palmquist's two point layup
2:33		Michael Houge defensive rebound
2:20		Jamichael Davis personal foul (Mouhamed Sow draws the foul)
2:20		Mouhamed Sow misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:20		Mouhamed Sow misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:20		Gavin Griffiths defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Austin Williams makes two point layup	37-71
1:51		Antonio Chol shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-71
1:51	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-71
1:24		Aiden Terry turnover (bad pass)
1:18		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
1:16		Antonio Chol defensive rebound
0:51		Antonio Chol misses three point jump shot
0:49		Brent Bland defensive rebound
0:39		Jacob Morales personal foul (Elijah Perkins draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Elijah Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-71
0:39		Mouhamed Sow turnover (lane violation)
0:35		Jacob Morales misses three point jump shot
0:33		Peacocks defensive rebound
0:08		Michael Houge misses two point layup
0:06		Jacob Morales defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jacob Morales defensive rebound