Rutgers 72
(10-18, 2-14 Big East)
Notre Dame 65
(17-11, 9-7 Big East)
9:00 PM ET, March 9, 2005
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Top Performers
Rutgers: R. Shields 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl
Notre Dame: T. Francis 21 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| O. Bailey, F | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| M. Webb, G-F | 34 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| B. Joynes, C | 23 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Q. Douby, G | 35 | 5-16 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| R. Shields, G | 34 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J. Inglis, C | 14 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| J. Wiggan, G | 12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Waterstradt, C | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Quezada, G | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 29-63 | 7-11 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 72 | ||
| 46.0% | 63.6% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 5 TURNOVERS: 8 (R Shields 2, J Wiggan 1, Q Douby 2, O Bailey 2, M Quezada 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 3 (O Bailey 1, D Waterstradt 2) STEALS: 7 (R Shields 2, Q Douby 1, O Bailey 2, D Waterstradt 2) 3-PT FGS: 7-17, .412 (R Shields 3-8, Q Douby 3-7, M Webb 1-1, M Quezada 0-1) | ||||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| C. Falls, G | 36 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| D. Latimore, F | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Francis, F | 38 | 6-9 | 9-11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| C. Quinn, G | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Thomas, G | 39 | 6-17 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J. Cornette, F | 33 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| R. Cornett, F | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| O. Isreal, F | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Carlson, F | 22 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 22-61 | 16-19 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 65 | ||
| 36.1% | 84.2% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 3 TURNOVERS: 9 (C Thomas 5, D Latimore 1, C Falls 1, O Isreal 2) BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (T Francis 1, O Isreal 1) STEALS: 6 (C Thomas 3, R Cornett 1, T Francis 1, J Carlson 1) 3-PT FGS: 5-21, .238 (J Cornette 2-6, C Thomas 1-5, C Falls 1-8, J Carlson 1-2) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: Gary Prager, John Cahill, Tim Higgins
Attendance: 19,528
