Rutgers scoring drought for almost five minutees in second half allowed Purdue to catch up.Spencer in foul trouble limited scoring options on the court but he showed he is a winner by making the 3 pointer that won the game.Mulcahy showed he wanted the ball down the stretch and he was the go to scorer .The foul disparity was ridiculous favoring Purdue.
Game Thread: Rutgers Men's Basketball Takes on No. 1 Purdue Monday Night
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28-11 in free throw attempts.
19-9 in points.
24-11 in fouls
That is the story of game.
We overcame ridiculous officiating
19-9 in points.
24-11 in fouls
That is the story of game.
We overcame ridiculous officiating
Love this team, love this coach. What a great game. Could you imagine how good we could be if Pike could recruit.
Don’t have to hear we can’t win on the road.
We beat #1 team in the country on the road despite refs best efforts.
We beat #1 team in the country on the road despite refs best efforts.
And we should be 3-0 with the wins over teams expected to be the top of the league.
And two of those on the road! Starting to believe.
And two of those on the road! Starting to believe.
I'll take #1, what the heck we just beat the #1 team, so that makes us #1 right?
Rutgers men’s basketball welcomes Cam Spencer as a transfer from Loyola University Maryland. A 6-4, 207 lb. guard from Davidsonville, Md., Spencer joins the Scarlet Knights with two seasons of eligibility following his junior season in the Patriot League. Has earned the reputation of the ultimate competitor around the locker room.
What a ref would say...
When you inbound the ball, under your opponent's basket, the ref will tell you either
1) you can run the line or
2) that's your spot.
But a ref should not say you can't move, because you can. You can move backwards, as far as you want or are able to. And you can move sideways but not more than the width of your body.
Technically, if you do move like Caleb did, it's not a travel, but it is a violation.
As a ref, when I give the ball to a player on any other side or end line, I don't tell them anything.
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Normally, I would agree but I don’t think that’s fair based on the game flow. We adapted at the end to avoid putting Edey at the line which basically became the outcome every time he touched the ball (whether it was called fairly or not aside - they were not letting us defend him in the paint). The only way to prevent him from getting the ball inside was to sell out on the perimeter and hope they missed a few shots.
Aside from their late 3’s to claw back in and then Take the lead, The dude was pretty open on their last shot.
A great look for them
Thankfully it clanked out
Edey wasn’t open in the post. We stacked the paint and sold out the perimeter. To get open Edey had to come out to midrange land where all he could do was kick out to the open man or charge into a triple team. Thankfully he chose to kick out because the refs might’ve just put him at the line and fouled Caleb out of the game.
Regardless, I’m not saying the shooters weren’t open, just that it was deliberate that they were, not a product of poor defense.
Rutgers took the chance Purdue would likely miss the open three. Purdue hasn't been consistent with the 3 ball all season.
