RU skins hide off Leopards
Brian Johnson / Senior Writer
Issue date: 12/6/07 Section: Sports
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The freshman guard provided much needed offense and fire coming off the pine to help the Scarlet Knights defeat Lafayette, 90-79.
After starting every game this season before yesterday, Hill opted to give the nod to freshman Mike Coburn at the beginning of the game because of a "gut feeling."
"I said to [Corey] it was my decision. Get ready to come off the bench," Hill said. "And I thought he was a champion.
"I have to say it again, '14 points in the first half, I don't know what I'm doing by starting him,'" Hill said jokingly.
Chandler finished the game with 19 points along with three assists for the Knights.
Rutgers (6-2), as a whole, shot 47 percent from the floor and 46 percent from downtown.
It was the Knights' highest point total of the year, where they saw five players reach double-figures.
In the first half, Rutgers shot 8-of-13 from beyond the three-point line and went up by a score of 42-39 at the half - with the help of 14 points by Chandler.
The freshman said coming off the bench doesn't matter to him.
"There's no starting rotations, so it wasn't a big deal," Chandler said. "It didn't matter. I play the same way and just bring a lot of enthusiasm."
Chandler provided that enthusiasm and put the nail in the Leopards' coffin at the end of the game, while also putting on a highlight reel for Rutgers fans.
With the Knights up 68-63 and with 4:34 left, Chandler stole the ball back after he missed the front end of a one and one.
After a hesitation move, he took off from the near block and put the ball in the hoop on a reverse lay-up to get the crowd out of their seats.