National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 89, NC-Greensboro 72
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2013
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Brent Hampton, # Karl Hess, # Mark Schnur
Attendance: 4122

Rutgers 89, North Carolina-Greensboro 72: Myles Mack scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half as the host Scarlet Knights snapped a four-game slide.

Kadeem Jack scored 18 points and Wally Judge had 13 for Rutgers (5-7), which hit 9-of-20 3-pointers. J.J. Moore contributed 12 points off the bench as the Scarlet Knights picked up their first victory against a Division I opponent since they defeated Canisius on Nov. 18.

Kyle Cain led the Spartans (5-6) with 18 points while Tevon Saddler added 13 and a team-high four assists. Kayel Locke was the only other player in double figures with 11 points for North Carolina-Greensboro.

Judge scored seven points in a little more than a minute to give Rutgers an early 18-8 lead, and Mack made three 3-pointers in a 13-0 run late in the first half to make it 46-27. The Scarlet Knights forced 14 turnovers in the opening stanza and led by 19 going into the locker room.

Spartans head coach Wes Miller called timeout less than a minute into the second half after Mack and Judge converted consecutive layups. North Carolina-Greensboro, which had just four turnovers in the second half, rallied to within 10 points on a Nicholas Paulos 3-pointer with less than seven minutes left, but Jack nailed a jumper and made consecutive layups to stem the tide.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Mack scored 24 points in an 87-80 win over the Spartans last season. ... Saddler had eight of UNCG's 18 turnovers. ... Rutgers has eight days off before hosting Army in its non-conference finale.
Top Game Performances
 
NC-Greensboro   Rutgers
Kyle Cain 18 Scoring Myles Mack 21
Tevon Saddler 4 Assists Myles Mack 8
Kyle Cain 8 Rebounds Wally Judge 8
Tevon Saddler 5 Free Throws Made Myles Mack 5
Diante Baldwin 2 Steals Myles Mack 5
Kayel Locke 1 Blocks Kadeem Jack 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
NC-Greensboro 72 43.5 7-18 11-17 14 33 2 7 18
Rutgers 89 50.0 9-20 18-25 22 33 4 10 10