Michigan vs Rutgers / Game Thread

[RU Mike73]

These runs against us are brutal, 17 to 2.

 

[bac2therac]

it is Ohio State all over...against a good defense, RU is going to look pretty bad and if they cannot defend, its goodnight Irene

20-4 run, only 1 fg for 11 minutes

4-18 for 22% shooting

 

[littlenis5]

All credit to Michigan's defense.

Yes, it’s hard to score when the defense is allowed to use their hands on your body on every drive

 

[RUPartisan]

UM is playing really good defense...

We are just playing extremely sloppy and can't hit open shots I cannot credit Michigan's D for that.

 

[Rutgers25]

UM is aggressively helping on our guards knowing we have nothing down low

 

[80RU]

Part credit to Michigan on defense, but they have just been allowed to be more physical than we have been allowed this game.

 

[bac2therac]

panic and walk after the timeout..ugh

 

[BillyC80]

Bullock needed to shoot that 3.

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

We look like we're losing concentration. Sanders has lost control of the ball three times with no one on him. How many times are they going to get away with traveling violations?

 

[bac2therac]

as crazy as it seems the lead is only 8...if RU can get it to 5 or 6 the rest of the half its not so bad.

 

[BillyC80]

Cmon, make a 3 and we're down 5.

 

[PatrickRU92]

Eugene. Love that guy

 

[bac2therac]

Eugene..and 1...please make this

 

[BillyC80]

Or an and 1!

 

[RU848789]

Huge rebound and putback and FT by O there. 22-17.

 

[BillyC80]

Down 3!

 

[bac2therac]

22-19...back in it...its all about playing defense

Bullock though not sure if he should be taking shots

 

[BillyC80]

Corey bad D.

 

[bac2therac]

ugh and a stupid foul by Corey and now its back to 6 point defecit

 

[bac2therac]

just gave up too many chances there

 

[KnightTerrors]

Do these refs just not call travels? These Michigan bigs shuffle their feet almost every time they touch the ball!

 

[kcmoknight]

Can't believe that yet again despite an atrocious offense we are still in it....

 

[RU848789]

dodged a bullet there with Rahman's miss on the front end...

 

[RU Mike73]

11 minute drought and still only down 4

 

[soundcrib]

We can win this

 

[shields]

Need a stop here.

 

[BillyC80]

Down only 4. Big defensive play here. Gotta hold and get a good look on the final possession.

 

[sct1111]

Our great defensive intensity keeps us in games.

 

[bac2therac]

need big stop here....25-21....has horrible as the offense was and having to go through a 20-4 run..if we can go into that lockerrroom down only 4 thats great news. Again this team is lunchpail...playing tough D and focusing while offense is struggling is paying major dividends.

 

[RUJMM78]

Michigan leads 25-21 with 18 seconds remaining in first half.Rutgers really needs Baker and Thiam to come alive in the second half .

 

[RU Mike73]

That’s a charge

 

[PatrickRU92]

What a ******** call there. Thats a charge

 

[BillyC80]

******** call. That's a charge!

 

[soundcrib]

That’s a charge!

 

[RU848789]

Given how poorly we played (8 TOs, 8-25 and 0-3 from downtown), I'm amazed we're still in this game at the half. Much better defense the last 10 minutes and we are 5-5 from the line. 27-21. We can still win this.

 

[RUPartisan]

How good would we be if we had one shooter?! It's crazy to think about.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Down 6... I'll take it

 

[bac2therac]

That’s a charge!

no it wasnt did you watch the replay

 

[PatrickRU92]

absolutely horrible half offensively (what a surprise--not) but we are only down 6 and refs keep fracking us

 

[RickB113]

I have no idea how that ref missed that charge call. It wasn't even close.