Miami 77, No. 18 Rutgers 74

March 9, 2003

Recap

MIAMI (18-11)

James 5-9 12-13 22, Knight 3-7 0-0 7, McCormick 5-8 1-2 12, Saake 5-11 4-4 15, Wilkins 4-6 0-0 8, Wilson 3-3 1-1 9, Hartlaub 1-1 0-0 2, Hayek 0-0 0-0 0, Broussard 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 27-50 18-20 77.

RUTGERS (20-7)

Newton 4-16 3-7 12, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Horton 3-7 0-1 7, Pondexter 12-19 5-7 30, McCullouch 0-6 0-0 0, Hurns 3-8 7-9 13, Locke 0-0 0-0 0, Petillon 2-3 4-4 8, Richman 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-63 19-28 74.

Halftime-Miami 43-31. 3-Point goals-Miami 5-8 (Wilson 2-2, McCormick 1-1, Saake 1-2, Knight 1-3), Rutgers 3-9 (Newton 1-2, Horton 1-3, Pondexter 1-3, McCullouch 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 31 (Wilkins 7), Rutgers 36 (Hurns 12). Assists-Miami 19 (McCormick 10), Rutgers 14 (Pondexter 8). Total fouls-Miami 21, Rutgers 18. Technical foul-Rutgers bench. A-NA.