Ron Harper Jr. did it again.
The Rutgers star cashed in another game-winning shot, this time against Indiana as the Scarlet Knights beat the Hoosiers 66-63 on the road. Harper hit the winning shot at the buzzer earlier this season when Rutgers upset Purdue.
Harper scored the first points of the game as the two teams fought pretty evenly for the first 13 minutes. Rutgers went a bit quiet after that, though, as Indiana opened up a seven-point lead by halftime.
The Hoosiers held a similar lead for the first few minutes, but then Harper decided to make his presence known. He hit a three to cut the deficit to four, then following a steal came down on the next possession and buried another triple to get the Scarlet Knights within one.
Neither team pulled ahead by much the rest of the way, and Rutgers led by one with a minute to play. Clifford Omoruyi hit two free throws with 41 seconds left to put the Scarlet Knights up three, and the Hoosiers couldn't score the next time down. They fouled Aundre Hyatt, who put them up five, and Indiana elected to foul up three.
Miller Kopp hit both shots to cut it to three, and just seconds later, the Hoosiers regained possession. They passed to Parker Stewart, who buried a three from the corner to tie the game at 63-63 with 10 seconds left in the game.
Unfortunately for the raucous home crowd, Harper decided to take over again. He took the inbounds pass, dribbled down, hit a crossover and pulled up for three. Swish.
RON HARPER JR. WITH ANOTHER GAME-WINNER
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 3, 2022
Too clutch. pic.twitter.com/eBZ7oM719h
Harper took a couple of quick bows and then returned to the huddle as the Hoosiers called timeout. They couldn't answer, though, and the Scarlet Knights won.
Harper finished with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists while shooting 7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from beyond the arc. Omoruyi added 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Geo Baker logged 13 points.
Trayce Jackson-Davis led Indiana with 19 points of his own, also grabbing nine rebounds. Xavier Johnson had 13 points and three steals, and Race Thompson logged 12 points.
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