PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers University men's basketball team defeated Georgetown University by a score of 71-60 at the Gavitt Games on Wednesday night. With the win, the Scarlet Knights improved their record to 3-1 on the freshman season, while defeating Georgetown by a combined score of 1-2.

Rutgers' Derek Simpson scored a game-high 15 points, while Gavin Griffiths and Aundre Hyatt each scored 12 points. Noah Fernandez also made a major contribution, scoring all 10 of his points in the second half. Jermichael Davis scored a season-high nine points for the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers took control of the game early in the first half, going on a 9-3 scoring run and holding Georgetown without a field goal for over four minutes. The run helped the Scarlet Knights take a 30-18 lead with 7:35 left in the half. The Hoyas managed to cut into the Rutgers lead before halftime, but the Scarlet Knights still led 38-32 at intermission.

The Scarlet Knights came out on fire in the second half, extending their lead to 18 points, 54-36, just ten minutes later. Rutgers shot 64 percent from the field in the first ten minutes of the second half to put the game out of reach.

Georgetown struggled to find a rhythm in the second half, hitting just 6-of-20 shots, including 1-of-10 from three-point range. This allowed Rutgers to maintain the lead and eventually beat the Hoyas for the win.