Grant, Ogbole power Rutgers past Lehigh to stay unbeaten

Rutgers bushed Lehigh 84-72 connected Friday nighttime astatine Jersey Mike’s Arena down 28 points from Dylan Grant and a double-double from Emmanuel Ogbole

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Dylan Grant scored 28 points and Emmanuel Ogbole posted a double-double and Rutgers handled Lehigh 84-72 connected Friday nighttime astatine Jersey Mike’s Arena.

Grant went 9 of 15 from the tract and 9 of 10 astatine the enactment for the Scarlet Knights (3-0). Ogbole added 16 points connected 7-of-8 shooting with 10 rebounds and 5 blocks, portion Jamichael Davis finished with 14 points and 4 assists.

Rutgers led 41-34 astatine halftime but had to reply a second-half surge. Lehigh trimmed the shortage to 61-59 connected Joshua Ingram’s 3-pointer with 7:56 to play earlier the Knights responded with a 12-3 run. Grant scored astatine the rim, past followed his ain miss to propulsion the borderline backmost to 65-60. Ogbole past converted consecutive putbacks for a 69-62 pb with 5:52 left.

Nasir Whitlock scored 21 points connected 7-of-16 shooting and 5-of-6 astatine the enactment for Lehigh (1-3). Ingram added 14 points and 8 rebounds, and halfway Hank Alvey scored 12 connected 6-of-10 shooting.

Rutgers changeable 50.8% from the tract and finished with a 45-26 rebounding advantage, including 14 violative boards. The Mountain Hawks changeable 42.6% wide and 36% from 3, but managed lone 16 free-throw attempts and ne'er led aft halftime.

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