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PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Nigel Johnson launched the ball to the rafters and Corey Sanders ran around the court with his arms raised over his head in jubilation.It was a celebration that could have been mistaken for a team that just caused a major upset. Instead, it was a teams relief from escaping one.C.J. Gettys rebounded Corey Sanders missed layup and scored with six seconds left to give Rutgers the 77-75 win over Hartford on Friday.Corey was just able to split the gap of defenders and get to the rim and I have everyones back. Thats our team motto. I have your back and you have mine, Gettys said. So I was right there for the follow-up and luckily I was able to muster it in.Deshawn Freeman had a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds for back-to-back double-doubles to help Rutgers escape an upset.When we came out of a huddle and D (Deshawn Freeman) said `I got it, we were down 10 and I felt pretty good. You dont get that often from players. I love when players, especially a player like him with a double-double tonight, says `Coach, we got it. We got it. They did, coach Steve Piekell said. They wanted to give me a heart attack, but they got it. C.J. (Gettys) was great at the end. He was a facilitator. We got him the ball in the middle of the zone and he made the right reads while D was able to finish a lot of plays. So, good leadership and a good team win.Mike Williams hit a 3-pointer with 2:05 left to cut Hartfords once 13-point second-half lead to 73-71 and bring the RAC crowd to its feet.Johnson stole J.R. Lynchs inbounds pass and scored to tie the game at 73 with 1:42 left. Johnsons layup off a pass from Sanders made it 75-73 with 47 seconds remaining.Hartfords George Blagojevic made a layup assisted by Jason Dunne on the following possession to knot the game at 75 with 24 seconds to play.Jalen Ross had 19 points and Dunne had 18 points to lead Hartford.We prepared. We know how good we can be. We just have to finish the game, Hartford coach John Gallagher said. This will be a great learning experience. Theres two ways to look at it -- you can go the devastation route, or you can say we can build off of this. Im going to choose to build off of it.BIG PICTURERutgers: Has its first 6-0 start since 1975-1976, when the team began 31-0 en route to the programs lone Final Four appearance. However, Rutgers hasnt been tested as the Scarlet Knights have not played a team with a winning record.Hartford: The Hawks backcourt seems to be coming together. Ross, averaging 23.2 points per game heading into the game, including two 30-point outings, Ross continued his hot start to the season, while Dunne followed up his first career double-double with another promising performance. Add in Lynch, and the three-guard set that started the game combined for 48 pointsPIKIELL CONTINUES DOMINANCE OF GALLAGHERPikiell has now won 17 of the last 18 games hes coached against Gallagher. The two used to face off regularly in the American East when Pikiell was the head coach at Stony Brook.NO REST FOR THE WEARYRutgers was coming off a 42-hour turnaround after a 7 p.m. start on Wednesday night and has played four games in the last eight days. Meantime, Hartford was playing its second of three games in a 96-hour span.UP NEXTRutgers: Has its toughest test of the season to remain undefeated at Miami on Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.Hartford: Will look for its first road win of the season as its travels to North Texas on Sunday. Doug Kotar Youth Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Oshane Ximines Jersey . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. 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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Retaining fifth-year center Hassan Whiteside was a major priority for the Miami Heat last summer.Whiteside, an emerging star, showed why it was so important for the Heat keep him as the cornerstone of their rebuilding during Wednesday nights season opener. The 7-footer dominated the paint in helping deliver a 108-96 win in Miamis first game without perennial All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.He led the Heat with 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots. It was a statement night even if that wasnt Whitesides intention.Its not about trying to make a statement, Whiteside said. Its just that Im coming out here and playing. My teammates made it easier for me and we just played as a team. Im coming out there with a chip on my shoulder, a lot of guys are counting us out. These guys have an edge to them so Im excited.Whiteside showed some flashes in the first half, but it was in the second that his athleticism and strength became too much for the Magic, who were without center Bismack Biyombo for Wednesday nights game. Whiteside scored 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked two shots in the final two quarters to help the Heat blow open a back-and-forth game.Miami never relinquished the lead again after a 7-0 run midway through the third quarter that was sparked by a big block by Whiteside and one of his several slam dunks.He was enjoying the game and competition, even when he was on the bench and that is important, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. We need him to be great and he was that in the third quarter. He really anchored our defense and ignited everyone else.His prowess on the inside started a dunk-fest as the Heat owned the paint the second half. Goran Dragic scored 16 points and Justise Winslow added 15, while Tyler Johnsons 15 points led three players off the bench in double figures for Miami.Miami scored outscored Orlando 74-36 in the paint.Orlando guard Evan Fournier led all five starters in double figures with 20 points while Nikola Vucevic turned in a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds.But none of it was enough to prevent Frank Vogell from suffering a loss in his coaching debut with the Magic.ddddddddddddIP INSHeat: Second-year guard Josh Richardson did not play Wednesday night due to a sprained MCL in his right knee. ... Both Tyler Johnson and James Johnson came off the bench to give the Heat a boost, scoring eight points each in the first half. ... The Heat have won six straight openers, the longest such current streak in the NBA.Magic: Point guard Elfrid Payton had an up and down night, scoring 16 points, but he only had four in the second half and committed four costly turnovers. ... Serge Ibaka managed 14 points but shot just 6 of 17 from the field in his debut with the Magic.MILESTONE WINIt was Spoelstras career win No. 400.I was talking to Pat (Riley) about that and he said `Oh, 400. When I was with the Lakers that many years, I had about 700, Spoelstra said. Thats puts it in perspective. Im just glad I had an opportunity to coach this many games. I should have been fired three or four times.HEATED RIVALRYFournier says there is no better opponent for the Magic to start the season with than their in-state rival Miami.Playing Miami the first game is special, Fournier said. We dont like them and they dont like us. Its no secret.MIDDLE MANWith Biyombo serving an NBA-mandated one-game suspension for exceeding the flagrant foul limit in last seasons playoffs, the Magic had to shift some things around. Ibaka had to slide over and play center quite a bit when Orlando went to its smaller lineup and Vucevic went to the bench.UP NEXTHeat: Miami will open its home schedule on Friday against the Charlotte Hornets without Wade on the roster for the first time since the Heat drafted him in in the first round in 2003. Wade is playing for the Chicago Bulls.Magic: On Friday Orlando begins an early season three-game road swing with the first stop at The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Detroit Pistons. The Magic will also play NBA champion Cleveland and then Philadelphia on the trip. ' ' '