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Griff, Pettis Lead Rutgers to 1st Big East Win; DePaul Remains Without a Victory

By Adam Zagoria on February 01, 2009, 12:00AM


PISCATAWAY, N.J
. – In homage to the New Orleans “Aints” of the 1980s, four Rutgers students wore paper bags over their heads for the start of Saturday night’s tilt with DePaul at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

By the second half, the young men were able to show their faces.

In a battle between the Big East’s lone winless teams, Rutgers finally got a conference victory when it downed DePaul 75-56 to snap a nine-game losing streak dating to late December.

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SATURDAY’S BIG EAST RESULTS & STORIES (Click below for stories)

Louisville 69, West Virginia 63

Pitt 93, Notre Dame 80

Marquette 94, Georgetown 82

UConn 94, Providence 61

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