Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. Northwestern

[RUPartisan]

Why wait for the lead and the offense to completely evaporate before calling a timeout? Perplexing.

 

[richthedentist]

we blow this and we can forget about the NCAA

 

[Night Man]

Northwestern won those 4 minutes 12-3

absolutely pathetic, no one can hit a shot, not even close

same exact thing we saw all season, 15 point lead wittled to just 5 in 4 minutes

this team cannot play with a big lead

Different team with the bigs in foul trouble

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Season is on the brink right here. Geo needs to take over.

 

[BOCA93]

This game cannot end soon enough. This is tough to watch

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

How long has it been since a field goal?

 

[bac2therac]

NW has caught in boards..thats the difference only one behind and turnovers are even, RU made a couple more baskets, otherwise stats are similar..wow

 

[rufeelinit]

Stagnant on offense. Need to get better shots. Need to double the post because they are going after Myles.

 

[RUJMM78]

Game is fleeting away because Rutgers can't score.Once again there is no go to scorer in crunch time.while Northwestern is living on the foul line.

 

[80RU]

Still, that run of one of the possible 10 points from the line and they never would have been within striking distance.

 

[RU MAN]

OK Pike earn your damn money here. Run a play to score or get to the FT line with either Geo, Ron or Caleb.

 

[koleszar]

Why aren’t we feeding the post and rebounding. We are looking so bad

That's not Rutgers basketball when up 15. It's run out of control, throw stupid passes and take 3 pointers. That's Rutgers basketball with the lead.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

I agree. If we can’t find a way here, it’s tough to recover from this.

 

[RW90]

How long has it been since a field goal?

What's that?

 

[FIJI'83]

This team is so miserable to watch

Miserable, painful, exasperating, disturbing, depressing and anxiety inducing. When they win, they win despite themselves.

 

[RUBlackout]

Mathis killed our momentum. Should have had starters in last 4mins

 

[RUPartisan]

We’re content to take time off the clock and force up a late shot. Not the way to win a game.

We do this every game we have a lead even in the first half most of the time.

 

[gmay8]

I’ve been saying all half that we need to get to 65 points to win. We’ve been pathetically stuck at 55 for far too long and now probably don’t get to 65.... not looking good unless we can get a couple cheap buckets.

 

[richthedentist]

NO movement on offense just the same old thing everyone standing around watching the guy dribble the ball

 

[SBP]

Again, RHJ NEEDS TO STAY DOWN LOW AND WORK!!

 

[mugrat86]

Why is Geo not playing point.

 

[RU MAN]

That's not Rutgers basketball when up 15. It's run out of control, throw stupid passes and take 3 pointers. That's Rutgers basketball with the lead.

And this is why we get ourselves into trouble. They don't know how to play with the lead.

 

[RUTRINI]

This is still a road game right? Just take care of the ball and make your FTs

 

[Degaz-RU]

28-3 in the two droughts

 

[RU Mike73]

21 three point attempts is embarrassing if this is the offense Pike wants to run, its not going to win many games

Especially whenyou only make 5.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

NW due to hit some 3s

 

[wngarbarini]

We are pissing this game away.

 

[G- RUnit]

Harper killing us.

 

[newell138]

we blow this and we can forget about the NCAA

1991 lives

 

[bac2therac]

How long has it been since a field goal?

harper and one should have sealed the game

 

[ClassOf02]

We went up 55-40 around the 7 minute mark I think and I said to myself, ok just get to maybe 63 points total...no way NW gets there. And then boom -- 0-10 run.

 

[theRU]

The droughts this team gets consistently is just painful

 

[ColonelRutgers]

Money shot by Ron.

 

[tfio]

Atta boy Paul

 

[Night Man]

Sweet double down by PM!

 

[BillyC80]

Harper, huge.

 

[RU MAN]

Nice shot by Nance. Geo needs to make that shot.

 

[biazza38]

Let’s go guys. Be smart

 

[bac2therac]

Paul with a huge steal there but again run the clock and waste a possession..only 5 here and we will have to make foul shots eventually..Caleb needs to come back in

 

[richthedentist]

Run the clock down and get off a crap shot