College Basketball

Freeman has 22 points, 11 boards; Rutgers beats Morgan State

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:41 p.m. ET

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Deshawn Freeman had 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Rutgers past Morgan State 72-58 on Saturday night.

It was Freeman's fifth double-double this season. C.J. Gettys added 15 points for Rutgers (7-1). Nigel Johnson had 12 points and Mike Williams chipped in 10 points.

Tiwian Kendley had 26 points and Phillip Carr had 15 points for Morgan State (2-6).

Coming off the first loss of the season at Miami on Wednesday night, Rutgers appeared to be in a malaise at the start.

Morgan States jumped out to a seven-point lead three times in the first half, but after a 19-12 lead, Rutgers went on a 13-0 run to make it 25-19 with 4:27 left in the first half.

Rutgers led by as many as 15, leading 46-31 with 13:46 to go.