GAME 1: Rutgers 96, Madrid All-Stars 78
Stat leaders:
Shaq Carter: 18 points on 7-9 FGs, 6 rebounds, +23 (plus/minus)
Akwasi Yeboah: 14 points on 4-8 FGs, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, +18
Peter Kiss: 16 points on 6-8 FGs (3-4 from 3), 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers
Ron Harper Jr: 16 points on 7-11 FGs (0-for-4 from 3), 6 rebounds
Jacob Young: 11 points on 4-10 FGs, 3 assists
Geo Baker: 7 points on 3-7 FGs, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
Starting lineup: Geo Baker, Montez Mathis, Peter Kiss, Ron Harper Jr., Myles Johnson.
Carino's analysis: Based on reliable sources, and our own observations, Carter has been in the running for most improved Scarlet Knight this summer and that checks out here . . . not surprised that Pikiell went with perhaps his most experienced possible starting lineup for game one . . . Rutgers shot a highly respectable 39 percent (13-for-33) from the international 3-point line (which also will be the college line this season) . . . for reference, West Virginia beat the same team by 28 points Tuesday.
Stat leaders:
Shaq Carter: 18 points on 7-9 FGs, 6 rebounds, +23 (plus/minus)
Akwasi Yeboah: 14 points on 4-8 FGs, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, +18
Peter Kiss: 16 points on 6-8 FGs (3-4 from 3), 5 rebounds, 4 turnovers
Ron Harper Jr: 16 points on 7-11 FGs (0-for-4 from 3), 6 rebounds
Jacob Young: 11 points on 4-10 FGs, 3 assists
Geo Baker: 7 points on 3-7 FGs, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals
Starting lineup: Geo Baker, Montez Mathis, Peter Kiss, Ron Harper Jr., Myles Johnson.
Carino's analysis: Based on reliable sources, and our own observations, Carter has been in the running for most improved Scarlet Knight this summer and that checks out here . . . not surprised that Pikiell went with perhaps his most experienced possible starting lineup for game one . . . Rutgers shot a highly respectable 39 percent (13-for-33) from the international 3-point line (which also will be the college line this season) . . . for reference, West Virginia beat the same team by 28 points Tuesday.
