The bench production has been a major story so far this season and today was no expectIon. Led by Nigel Johnson, Mike Williams, and freshman Eugene Omoruyi, the Rutgers bench out scored their starters 42-36 in this game. The threesome did more than just score though, as they also dished out 10 of the team’s 16 assists and nearly a third of the total team’s rebounds. It was the reason Rutgers cruised to a solid victory down the stretch, winning 78-65. Rutgers is now 4-0 on the season and more than halfway to last season’s victory total.
On the bench play overall, Pikiell had this to say in his post game presser:
I’m just so proud of the team.