On a Thursday night in December 2021, Cam Spencer was scrolling for college basketball ratings when he seen a stunner — Rutgers whipping top-ranked Purdue on a buzzer-beater.
“So I went and seen the highlights,” he stated.
Thirteen months lateron history duplicated itself, just Spencer didn’t have to search for highlights.
The transfer guard from Loyola-Maryland drilled a 3-tip with 10 seconds left to lift the Scarlet Knights to a 65-64 accomplishment at top-ranked Purdue Monday.
“To be able to do it onceagain at Purdue was truly cool,” he stated.
Spencer completed with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and handed out 3 helps. He respondedto the concern that hadactually been looming over Rutgers’ season: Who has the onions to take, and make a shot with the videogame on the line?
“He played well the whole videogame,” Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell stated. “He’s a man who’s in the healthclub, in the movie space, the men on the group regard him. He’s not simply a shooter. He does a lot for us.”
Pikiell stated Spencer desired the ball in that definitive area.
“At the end there, he was like, ‘I’m making this,'” the coach stated. “He’s a genuine positive kid. He been a fantastic addition.”
Getting Spencer the ball with some space to shoot was senior point guard Paul Mulcahy, who tallied 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 helps while devoting no turnovers over 37 ice-in-the-veins minutes. Mulcahy brought Rutgers’ offense down the stretch, as Purdue rallied from a 13-point deficit to take the lead.
“He’s a leader,” Pikiell stated. “He desired the ball. He makes excellent choices. He’s a stat-stuffer and he’s a winner. He revealed it all tonight.”
Rutgers (10-4 Big Ten, 2-1 general) has now dominated in 5 of the past 6 conferences with Purdue. This likewise marks the highest-ranked roadway win in program history; formerly it was a 77-64 stunner at No. 13 Pittsburgh in2008 And it’s Rutgers’ 2nd accomplishment over a leading-10 group this season (along with No. 10 Indiana at house). Of the 13 times the Scarlet Knights haveactually beaten a leading-10 group in program history, 4 of them haveactually been provided by Pikiell.
More pressingly, Rutgers chose up its veryfirst win away from house this season, and what an huge resume-builder this is.
Purdue (13-1, 2-1) had beaten Gonzaga and Duke on neutral floorings and was one of simply 2 unbeatens left in the nation (New Mexico is the other). The Boilers came in averaging 77 points.
Rutgers must get a raucous reception at 2 house videogames lateron this week: Maryland (10-4, 1-2) Thursday (6: 30 p.m., Big Ten Network) and a incredible Iowa team (8-6, 0