{"id":1868,"date":"2025-11-11T17:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/denis-badalau-rutgers-handle-winless-maine\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:37:49","slug":"denis-badalau-rutgers-handle-winless-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/denis-badalau-rutgers-handle-winless-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Denis Badalau, Rutgers handle winless Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"NCAANov 5, 2025; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights forward Denis Badalau (27) reacts after making a three point basket during the first half against the Rider Broncs at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Denis Badalau scored a game-high 19 points, all in the first half, and Tariq Francis finished with 12 to lead Rutgers to a 72-60 nonconference victory over Maine on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Dylan Grant added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights (2-0), who scored 25 points off 18 Maine turnovers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Isaac Bonilla made four 3-pointers and led the Black Bears (0-3) with 12 points. Bashir N’Galang added 11 points and TJ Biel had 10 for Maine, which never led in the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Rutgers won despite missing 11 of its 29 free-throw attempts. Maine was 7 of 13 from the free throw line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Maine played without forward Ryan Mabrey, who is nursing an ankle injury. Mabrey averaged 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in Maine’s first two contests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Rutgers used a 13-0 run to take an early 15-2 lead, but Maine answered with a 9-0 spurt to pull within 22-15 with 8:35 left in the first half. Badalau hit a 3-pointer to put the Scarlet Knights up 28-15, and Badalau hit another 3 a minute later on the fast break.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Badalau’s fourth and final 3-pointer of the game gave Rutgers a 34-25 lead with 2:28 remaining in the half.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Maine was within four points, 34-30, following a Keelan Steele basket with 1:10 left in the half, but Francis sank a 3-pointer to hand Rutgers a 37-30 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Badalau made 6 of 8 shots in the half, including 4 of 5 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Rutgers scored the first 10 points of the second half to stretch its lead to 47-30. Maine didn’t score in the second half until a Yanis Bamba 3-pointer with 15:36 to play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Scarlet Knights went up by 17 when Harun Zrno made two free throws that pushed the lead to 58-41 with 10:43 left. Maine didn’t get any closer than 12 points the rest of the way. The Rutgers lead peaked at 18 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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