Rutgers gets first Big 10 win

RUTGERS FINALLY put together a 40-minute game in conference play and coach Steve Pikiell earned his first Big Ten win with a 65-64 nailbiting victory over Nebraska on Saturday in Piscataway.

Corey Sanders scored a seasonhigh 25 points, including the game-winner with one second left.

Sanders stole a ball that bounced off Nebraska’s Tai Webster’s foot with 12 seconds to play. Following a timeout, Sanders drove to the basket, corralled his own rebound and gave Rutgers the lead.

“We’re in every game,” Pikiell said. “We just have to learn how to win and today these guys made sure that happened on the court.

“Offensive rebounding has been huge for us all year, so it’s great to win a game like this with our biggest strength, which is rebounding.”

Deshawn Freeman and C.J. Gettys each added 10 for Rutgers.

FORDHAM 71, UMASS 68:Chris Sengfelder scored 20 points, including two free throws with three seconds left after intercepting an inbounds pass, and visiting Fordham pulled out a win over UMass. Antwoine Anderson’s layup rimmed out of Fordham’s hoop with 18 seconds left, giving UMass a final chance that they couldn’t convert.

NAVY 96, ARMY 80: Shawn Anderson scored a career-high 30 points, Bryce Dulin tallied 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Navy outscored Army 21-5 in overtime in West Point to salvage a win.

WAGNER 67, SACRED HEART 62: Michael Carey scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and visiting Wagner pulled away late to beat Sacred Heart. Carey made a bigjumper down the stretch to seal the victory for Wagner.

CORNELL 67, COLUMBIA 62: Matt Morgan scored 17 points including a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 1:36 as visiting Cornell held off Columbia. Mike Smith led the Lions with a season-high 24 points. —AP