Dylan Harper he hit a deep three-pointer as time expired to give Rutgers a 66-63 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Harper gave the Scarlet Knights a four-point lead in the final minute on a short jumper, but he and his teammate scored Ace Bailey he missed two free throws each, which allowed this to happen Isaiah Coleman tie the game with a bucket, then two free throws with 6.4 seconds left. Harper hit a shot from the field, dribbled the floor and hit the game-winning three-pointer.
Dylan Harper knocks down an INCREDIBLE game-winning 3-pointer to seal Rutgers’ 66-63 victory over Seton Hall
Harper, the nation’s leading freshman scorer, made four three-pointers and scored 24 points. Bailey added 21 for Rutgers (7-4), which shot 53%.
Coleman scored 15 points Yacine Toumi 10 and Emmanuel Ogbole had a game-high 10 rebounds and 8 points for Seton Hall (5-6), which shot 46%.
Both teams were poor at controlling fouls, with Rutgers making just 13 of 28, Seton Hall making 6 of 13, and the Scarlet Knights missing late shots, resulting in a tight final minute.
Seton Hall led by six at halftime and 10 early in the second half. Harper scored 11 points in a 20-6 run that gave Rutgers the lead and the first of six lead changes in the final 10 minutes.
The Pirates took advantage of 11 Rutgers turnovers in the first half to take a 33-27 lead, giving the Scarlet Knights their best halftime performance of the season, but allowed only four goals in the second half.
Rutgers defeated its rival New Jersey in consecutive games for the first time since 2015, an 11-game span.
BUZZER BEATER Dylan Harper’s 24 points lift Rutgers over Seton Hall | Future No. 1 pick?
Seton Hall opens Big East play at Villanova on Tuesday. Rutgers plays Princeton in a neutral-site game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on December 21.
Associated Press reports.
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