NCAAB

Merrimack Warriors at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Merrimack Warriors
1-3, 0-2 Away
Final
63 - 74
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
4-0, 4-0 Home

Ace Bailey's 23 points leads No. 24 Rutgers over Merrimack 74-63

It was the second straight wire-to-wire win for Rutgers (4-0). The Scarlet Knights beat Monmouth 98-81 on Friday.

Freshman Dylan Harper added 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Rutgers.

Adam Clark led Merrimack (1-3) with 22 points and six assists, and Sean Trumper added 10 points.

Rutgers was 7 of 17 from beyond the arc (41%). Merrimack was just 4 of 24 from 3-point range (17%).

Merrimack got to within 65-58 with 2:53 to go, before Rutgers went on a 7-0 run.

Takeaways Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights have breezed through their first four home games, now they hit the road for their biggest test. After traveling to Georgia with a meeting against Kennesaw State, Rutgers goes to Las Vegas to play Notre Dame and No. 8 Alabama in the Players Era Festival Nov. 26-27.

Merrimack: Clark is a premier scorer for the Warriors. He's averaging 21 points a game, but Merrimack will need to come up with secondary scoring in its first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference after leaving the Northeast Conference.

Key moment Bailey's turnaround jumper provided the Scarlet Knights with a 57-44 cushion, their largest lead to that point, with 8:32 left to play.

Key stat Rutgers enjoyed a huge disparity at the free throw line, going 17 of 23, while Merrimack was 7 of 7.

Up next Merrimack is at Butler on Friday. Rutgers is at Kennesaw State on Sunday.

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Matchup Prediction

Rutgers: 93.7%
Merrimack: 6.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 74
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 63 - 74
2nd 0:00 Rutgers Turnover. 63 - 74
2nd 0:29 Jeremiah Williams Steal. 63 - 74
2nd 0:29 Adam Clark Turnover. 63 - 74

Statistics

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26-64 FG 25-60
40.6 Field Goal % 41.7
4-24 3PT 7-17
16.7 Three Point % 41.2
7-7 FT 17-23
100.0 Free Throw % 73.9
32 Rebounds 45
8 Offensive Rebounds 15
24 Defensive Rebounds 30
12 Assists 14
5 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 11
10 Fast Break Points 12
40 Points in Paint 32
20 Fouls 8
0 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Venue: Jersey Mike’s Arena

Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Marist 2-0 - 8-2
Quinnipiac 2-0 - 5-7
Merrimack 2-0 - 5-8
Mount St. Mary's 1-1 1 8-4
Manhattan 1-1 1 6-5
Niagara 1-1 1 5-7
Fairfield 1-1 1 5-7
Siena 1-1 1 5-7
Sacred Heart 1-1 1 4-8
Iona 1-1 1 4-8
Saint Peter's 0-2 2 5-5
Rider 0-2 2 4-9
Canisius 0-2 2 0-13

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings