This reminded me of a first round NCAA tourney game, where the better seed barely escapes with a win and then advances at least 2 or 3 more rounds. Let’s hope this scare has us sharp and hungry against Purdue on Tuesday night.
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Exactly, We are the hunted now....especially at home !
And you know every other team wants to stop our undefeated home run - it's not just a win, but it would be a huge win against a team that's very good at home, which helps anyone's resume.
Nebraska went on a 9-0 run early and I posted in the game thread, wouldn’t it be nice if Rutgers ever hit 3 three-pointers in a row to start a game. Well, all we did instead was hit 3 three-pointers in a row to end it !! 9-0 run at two right time! Great fight by these guys, this game went how many feared and we still won. 6-3 in the B1G !!!!!
I hope that clutch 3 means that Geo is healed and his shooting game is back. Purdue on Tuesday and Michigan on Saturday are some big, winnable games that are key for our resume.
If you didn’t realize Geo’s endgame threes was his prophetic “come back” like a movie script then idk what to tell you .. the brace off, the struggle all game, missed FTs even, and then the heroics in the end it’s like Ito’s FG in this our b-ball version of the 2006 season .. it doesn’t need to be “said” but yea Geo is back after that
Agreed. I remember he entered the Big Ten Tourney his freshman year in a prolonged slump, then hit some big shots in the Indiana game and exploded the following night against Purdue
We should be favored in both of those games. It's time for a statement game against Purdue. We haven't beaten them since joining the B1G and they have had some beat downs. Rutgers takes their revenge this time.
I think you're right, Billy. Today's game showed them, if they didn't already know, that any team in this league can get you on a given night. They should be more focused for Tuesday after today's scare.
Who would have thought going into season that Rutgers would be favored against both Purdue and Michigan? RU has never beaten Purdue while in the big 10 (although Corey was a missed 1-1 away at MSG..) They have never beaten Michigan..