Rutgers Beats Bryant as Gurdak Posts Career 20-14 Double-Double
The win preserves Rutgers’ unbeaten start and sends the Scarlet Knights to face No. 8 Houston in the Players Era Festival on Tuesday.
Overview
- Rutgers defeated Bryant 72-51 on Friday with Christian Gurdak scoring a career-high 20 points and grabbing 14 rebounds to lead the team.
- Senior Jamichael Davis scored 18 points off the bench, going 4-for-5 on 3-pointers and making all four free throws to swing the second-half run.
- Acting coach Brandin Knight tinkered with rotations late in the game, inserting freshman Mervedi Miteo alongside Gurdak to solidify the frontcourt.
- Rutgers drew 28 free-throw attempts and made 20, a key factor in an otherwise uneven performance that showed slow starts and vulnerability to opposition perimeter shooting.
- The win comes as Rutgers adds commitments from RJ Moore and Brandon Woodard and prepares for a three-games-in-three-days bracket in Las Vegas that will test early-season depth.