Scores

Final

Notre Dame 70

(10-7, 4-3 Big East)

Rutgers 81

(12-6, 4-4 Big East)

12:00 PM ET, January 31, 2004

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ

1 2 T
ND 38 3270
RUTG 34 4781

Top Performers

Notre Dame: T. Francis 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Blk

Rutgers: Q. Douby 24 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Rutgers 81, Notre Dame 70

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Freshman Quincy Douby came off the bench for a career-high 24 points and Herve Lamizana added 22 points and 12 rebounds as Rutgers defeated Notre Dame 81-70 on Saturday.

Rutgers (12-6, 4-4 Big East) won its third straight game and defeated Notre Dame (10-7, 4-3) for the third time in four meetings.

Trailing 38-34 at halftime, Rutgers went on a 26-6 run over the first 10:54 of the second half, forcing the Irish into 1-for-12 shooting and five turnovers during that span.

Lamizana, Douby and Marquis Webb each had seven points in the run as Rutgers opened a 60-44 advantage.

Notre Dame pulled to within 65-57 with 5:04 remaining before Ricky Shields' three-pointer started the Knights on an 11-2 run that gave Rutgers its biggest lead, 76-59, with 2:58 remaining.

Torin Francis had 23 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Notre Dame, while Chris Quinn had 19 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ND
RUTG
Points 70 81
FG Made-Attempted 24-62 (.387) 26-54 (.481)
3P Made-Attempted 7-23 (.304) 8-22 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 15-21 (.714) 21-25 (.840)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (1/0) 21 (0/0)

2003-04 Season

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