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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Lafayette falls short at Rutgers
Five Lafayette players reached double figures, but it was not enough to keep the Leopards' win streak alive.

Rutgers, which came into the game shooting 27 percent from three-point range, hit 8 treys in the first half, 11 of 25 (44 percent) overall, and outscored the Leopards 90-79.

Lafayette managed to hang with the Scarlett Knights (6-2) much of the evening. After trailing as many as 10 in the first half, Lafayette closed to with 42-39 at the break and scored the first four points after intermission to take a brief lead with 18:06 left.

The Leopards managed to hang around, getting within 7 with an Andrew Brown three with 58 seconds left. Rutgers was 7 for 8 at the free throw line in the final minute to preserve its lead.

Brown led Lafayette with 17 points. Matt Betley posted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double. Everset Schmidt scored a career-high 14 points. Bilal Abdullah (13) and Paul Cummins (12) also scored in double figures for the 'Pards (5-3), who saw a four-game win streak end.

J.R. Inman led five Rutgers players in double with 26.

Lafayette shot 45.3 percent from the field (29-64), including 10 for 23 from the arc, and hit 11 of 13 free throws. Rutgers was 30 for 65 (46.2 percent) from the field, the extra field goal coming from three-point range (11-25). That three, and eight extra trips to the foul line (19-21) made up the 11-point final margin.
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