Nov. 27, 2004

Box Score

Piscataway, N.J. (AP) - Quincy Douby scored 21 points and hit the basket that put Rutgers ahead to stay in a 66-58 victory over St. Mary's Saturday night.

Playing its home opener, Rutgers (2-0) gave St. Mary's (4-3) its first loss in three road games, although the Gaels also have two defeats on neutral courts.

A putback by St. Mary's Frederic Adjiwanou, who had 13 points, gave St. Mary's a 44-42 lead midway through the second half. But Adjiwanou missed the ensuing free throw on the three-point play attempt and Douby hit a three-pointer that gave the Scarlet Knights a 45-44 lead with 10:15 remaining, and they never trailed again.

Douby's three-pointer started Rutgers on a 10-0 run, allowing the Knights to equal their largest lead of the game at 52-44. But St. Mary's got to within 61-58 with 1:54 remaining on a putback by Daniel Kickert.

Douby then fed Byron Joynes for a slam - his lone basket of the night - for a 63-58 lead with 1:21 left. That started Rutgers on a 5-0 run to end the game, with Juel Wiggan's fast-break layup with 22.3 seconds left sealing the win.

Both teams shot just 1-for-5 from the foul line in the final four minutes. St. Mary's was 5-for-14 for the game and Rutgers 9-for-20.

Freshman Ollie Bailey had 15 points and eight rebounds for Rutgers, while Ricky Shields had 14 points and Marquis Webb had eight rebounds and five assists. Kickert led St. Mary's with 19 points while E.J. Rowland had eight of his 10 in the second half.