Rutgers uses early lead to roll No. 21 Marquette

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(21) Marquette 55

(20-6, 8-5 Big East)

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3:00 PM ET, February 19, 2011

		1	2	T
	RUTG	33	43	76
#21	MARQ	14	41	55

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Rutgers: K. Rushdan 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Marquette: J. Collins 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Rutgers upends No. 21 Marquette after huge first half

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Associated Press

MILWAUKEE -- Khadijah Rushdan scored 20 points and Rutgers used a huge first half to upset Marquette (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) 76-55 on Saturday.

Chelsey Lee added 13 points as Rutgers (15-11, 8-5 Big East) snapped a four-game road losing streak. Jasmine Collins scored 15 points for Marquette (20-6, 8-5) which has yet to beat Rutgers in seven tries since joining the Big East in 2005-06.

Rutgers' 24-1 surge buried Marquette early as the Golden Eagles missed 29 of 34 shots in their poorest offensive effort of the season. The Scarlet Knights led 33-14 at the half behind seven points each from Monique Oliver, April Sykes and Rushdan.

Marquette went 10 minutes between field goals, missed 11 shots -- including six 3s -- and turned the ball over five times. Rutgers never let the lead slip below 14 in the second half.

Team Stat Comparison

	RUTG	MARQ
Points	76	55
FG Made-Attempted	30-59 (.508)	18-65 (.277)
3P Made-Attempted	8-15 (.533)	8-30 (.267)
FT Made-Attempted	8-9 (.889)	11-16 (.688)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	14 (0/0)	9 (0/0)
Largest Lead	25	2

Game Leaders

	RUTG	MARQ
Points	K. Rushdan 20	J. Collins 15
Rebounds	C. Lee 9	J. Collins 9
Assists	A. Sykes 7	T. McMorris 6
Steals	A. Sykes 2	A. Robinson 2
Blocks	C. Lee 3	A. Robinson 1

2010-11 Season

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Feb 19, 2011	RUTG 76, @MARQ 55	Recap \| Box Score
Mar 6, 2011	@RUTG 68, MARQ 62	Recap \| Box Score

Next 5 Games

RUTG	MARQ
02/23 USF 7:30pm 02/26 WVU 2:00pm 02/28 @HALL 7:00pm 03/06 MARQ 12:00pm 03/07 @CONN 6:00pm	02/22 @PROV 7:00pm 02/26 DEP 8:00pm 02/28 @CIN 7:00pm 03/05 PITT 2:00pm 03/06 @RUTG 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Rutgers \| Marquette

Big East Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF W-L	TOTAL W-L
#2 Connecticut	16-0	32-1
#11 DePaul	13-3	27-6
#8 Notre Dame	13-3	26-7
#21 Marquette	10-6	23-8
#20 West Virginia	8-8	23-9
Syracuse	9-7	22-9
#18 Georgetown	9-7	22-10
#22 St. John's	9-7	21-10
Louisville	10-6	20-12
Rutgers	11-5	19-12
Pittsburgh	5-11	14-17
Providence	6-10	13-16
South Florida	3-13	12-19
Villanova	3-13	12-19
Cincinnati	2-14	9-20
Seton Hall	1-15	8-22
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