Basketball Rutgers falls to No. 20 Purdue with porous defensive performance

[Richie O]

via @Alec Crouthamel

Rutgers falls to No. 20 Purdue with porous defensive performance

Rutgers Basketball's losing streak reached three games, falling 68-50 to No. 20 Purdue at Jersey Mike's Arena.

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[BillyC80]

📺: FS1
🕰️: 6:00pm ET
🏟️: Jersey Mike's Arena
💰: Purdue -1.5pts

Rutgers Basketball versus Purdue On Thursday Afternoon

Here's everything you need to know about Rutgers Basketball's game against Purdue later today.

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Surprised at the spread being that low, even with us at home. Any word on Dylan’s condition?

 

[RUGiddy777]

LFG!

 

[RuSnp]

Definition of backs against the wall. Let's see how we respond.

 

[bac2therac]

Shock the world

 

[RUGiddy777]

Shock the world

Turned our season around in 21-22 against the Boilermakers.

Felt like we turned the corner with our play against Columbia - only to lose Harper for 2 games.

 

[SBP]

Hope Dylan is feeling much better

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

Under 50 percent at charity stripe won't cut it. Harper has to be 100%, need some production from transfers, can't play lazy D, can't get destroyed on boards, can't play ISO ball. All these things must happen to win. Don't see it.

 

[rutgershoopsinsider]

MUST WIN TONIGHT

Not just to keep hopes alive for NCAAT, but to keep their chances of making the B1G Tourney alive (can't believe we're saying this and it's early January)

- Pikiell must continue to shake up the lineup with Grant and Acuff (truly believe Acuff can play alongside Dylan in the backcourt)
- Need SMART production from Acuff (no forced shots & also drive the lane, historically VERY good free-throw shooter)
- More Lathan and less Ogbole (Although both really can't defend well, Lathan is better offensive player)
- NEED LATHAN TO BE UNSELFISH AND KICK IT OUT, he sometimes has the habit of being selfish with the basketball
- Dylan must be near 100% tonight (if Dylan is still overcoming his illness, there's almost no chance Rutgers can win)
- J-Will and J-Mike must be on the floor at all times for defensive purposes BUT not both at the same time (neither can really shoot it, although J-Will is fairly decent from mid-range)
- MUST RUN MORE HIGH BALL SCREENS TO FREE UP THREE-POINT SHOOTERS
- FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ACE NEEDS TO MAKE HIS FREE-THROWS
- Stop giving up so many offensive rebounds

A laundry list of items but this is really what needs to happen to win.

 

[Local Shill]

MUST WIN TONIGHT

Not just to keep hopes alive for NCAAT, but to keep their chances of making the B1G Tourney alive (can't believe we're saying this and it's early January)

- Pikiell must continue to shake up the lineup with Grant and Acuff (truly believe Acuff can play alongside Dylan in the backcourt)
- Need SMART production from Acuff (no forced shots & also drive the lane, historically VERY good free-throw shooter)
- More Lathan and less Ogbole (Although both really can't defend well, Lathan is better offensive player)
- NEED LATHAN TO BE UNSELFISH AND KICK IT OUT, he sometimes has the habit of being selfish with the basketball
- Dylan must be near 100% tonight (if Dylan is still overcoming his illness, there's almost no chance Rutgers can win)
- J-Will and J-Mike must be on the floor at all times for defensive purposes BUT not both at the same time (neither can really shoot it, although J-Will is fairly decent from mid-range)
- MUST RUN MORE HIGH BALL SCREENS TO FREE UP THREE-POINT SHOOTERS
- FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ACE NEEDS TO MAKE HIS FREE-THROWS
- Stop giving up so many offensive rebounds

A laundry list of items but this is really what needs to happen to win.

Some might happen. All is an enormous ask.

 

[rutgershoopsinsider]

Some might happen. All is an enormous ask.

Big time enormous task. All may or may not happen but I think this is what most of us expected to happen this season.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Cannot double the post when the ball is dumped down to Kaufman-Renn -- Purdue is shooting 39.6% on threes as a team (#1 in the B1G), and they will MURDER us if we leave anyone open on the perimeter.

 

[Bayonnebomber79]

A laundry list of items but this is really what needs to happen to win.

Thats a hell of a long laundry list!
Reads more like War and Peace.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Shock the world

There is precedent for this, although it's 35 years ago. In 1988-89, Rutgers was 6-10 more than midway through the season, and then we ripped off 9 wins over our next 11 games to go 15-12 overall (13-5 in the Atlantic Ten, good for 3rd place). We then won all three games to win the Atlantic Ten title and get the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Including the A-10 Tourney, we won 8 in a row and 10 of our last 11 games.

Different times, different situations, but you never know what can happen in this crazy game of college basketball. The lightbulb CAN suddenly go on.

G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	REG		Rider	ECC	-17.50	W	82	65		1	0	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
2	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	-10.59	W	78	61		2	0	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
3	Mon, Dec 5, 1988	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	5.05	L	69	75		2	1	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
4	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	REG	@	George Washington	A-10	-14.42	W	88	71		3	1	W 1	Charles E. Smith Center
5	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	REG	@	Seton Hall (17)	Big East	20.91	L	70	96		3	2	L 1	Brendan Byrne Arena
6	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	REG		Princeton	Ivy	-2.17	W	69	63		4	2	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
7	Tue, Dec 27, 1988	REG		Syracuse (3)	Big East	22.31	L	81	100		4	3	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
8	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	REG		Lafayette	ECC	-6.10	L	55	60		4	4	L 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
9	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	REG		Miami (FL)	Ind	2.86	L	94	99		4	5	L 3	Louis Brown Athletic Center
10	Thu, Jan 5, 1989	REG		Rhode Island	A-10	-1.84	W	87	77		5	5	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
11	Tue, Jan 10, 1989	REG	@	Temple	A-10	8.10	L	79	85		5	6	L 1	McGonigle Hall
12	Sat, Jan 14, 1989	REG	@	West Virginia	A-10	11.05	L	70	90		5	7	L 2	WVU Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	REG	N	St. John's (NY)	Big East	9.84	L	61	62		5	8	L 3
14	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	REG		Duquesne	A-10	-2.74	W	102	87		6	8	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
15	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	11.31	L	63	85		6	9	L 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
16	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	REG	@	Massachusetts	A-10	-10.59	L	89	105		6	10	L 2	Curry Hicks Cage
17	Mon, Jan 30, 1989	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	79	50		7	10	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
18	Thu, Feb 2, 1989	REG		Penn State	A-10	4.59	W	87	83		8	10	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
19	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	REG		West Virginia (18)	A-10	11.05	L	58	60		8	11	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
20	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	REG	@	Duquesne	A-10	-2.74	W	79	74		9	11	W 1	A.J. Palumbo Center
21	Sat, Feb 11, 1989	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	-8.66	W	91	55		10	11	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
22	Mon, Feb 13, 1989	REG	@	Penn State	A-10	4.59	L	65	93		10	12	L 1	Rec Hall
23	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	REG		George Washington	A-10	-14.42	W	80	65		11	12	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
24	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	-8.66	W	76	74		12	12	W 2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
25	Thu, Feb 23, 1989	REG		Temple	A-10	8.10	W	77	64		13	12	W 3	Louis Brown Athletic Center
26	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	83	80		14	12	W 4	Reilly Center
27	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	REG	@	Rhode Island	A-10	-1.84	W	67	66		15	12	W 5	Keaney Gymnasium
28	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	CTOURN	N	St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	100	67		16	12	W 6	The Palestra
29	Mon, Mar 6, 1989	CTOURN	@	Temple	A-10	8.10	W	62	59		17	12	W 7	The Palestra
30	Thu, Mar 9, 1989	CTOURN		Penn State	A-10	4.59	W	70	66		18	12	W 8	Louis Brown Athletic Center

 

[bac2therac]

There is precedent for this, although it's 35 years ago. In 1988-89, Rutgers was 6-10 more than midway through the season, and then we ripped off 9 wins over our next 11 games to go 15-12 overall (13-5 in the Atlantic Ten, good for 3rd place). We then won all three games to win the Atlantic Ten title and get the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Including the A-10 Tourney, we won 8 in a row and 10 of our last 11 games.

Different times, different situations, but you never know what can happen in this crazy game of college basketball. The lightbulb CAN suddenly go on.

G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 25, 1988	REG		Rider	ECC	-17.50	W	82	65		1	0	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
2	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	-10.59	W	78	61		2	0	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
3	Mon, Dec 5, 1988	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	5.05	L	69	75		2	1	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
4	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	REG	@	George Washington	A-10	-14.42	W	88	71		3	1	W 1	Charles E. Smith Center
5	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	REG	@	Seton Hall (17)	Big East	20.91	L	70	96		3	2	L 1	Brendan Byrne Arena
6	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	REG		Princeton	Ivy	-2.17	W	69	63		4	2	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
7	Tue, Dec 27, 1988	REG		Syracuse (3)	Big East	22.31	L	81	100		4	3	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
8	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	REG		Lafayette	ECC	-6.10	L	55	60		4	4	L 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
9	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	REG		Miami (FL)	Ind	2.86	L	94	99		4	5	L 3	Louis Brown Athletic Center
10	Thu, Jan 5, 1989	REG		Rhode Island	A-10	-1.84	W	87	77		5	5	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
11	Tue, Jan 10, 1989	REG	@	Temple	A-10	8.10	L	79	85		5	6	L 1	McGonigle Hall
12	Sat, Jan 14, 1989	REG	@	West Virginia	A-10	11.05	L	70	90		5	7	L 2	WVU Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	REG	N	St. John's (NY)	Big East	9.84	L	61	62		5	8	L 3
14	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	REG		Duquesne	A-10	-2.74	W	102	87		6	8	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
15	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	11.31	L	63	85		6	9	L 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
16	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	REG	@	Massachusetts	A-10	-10.59	L	89	105		6	10	L 2	Curry Hicks Cage
17	Mon, Jan 30, 1989	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	79	50		7	10	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
18	Thu, Feb 2, 1989	REG		Penn State	A-10	4.59	W	87	83		8	10	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
19	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	REG		West Virginia (18)	A-10	11.05	L	58	60		8	11	L 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
20	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	REG	@	Duquesne	A-10	-2.74	W	79	74		9	11	W 1	A.J. Palumbo Center
21	Sat, Feb 11, 1989	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	-8.66	W	91	55		10	11	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
22	Mon, Feb 13, 1989	REG	@	Penn State	A-10	4.59	L	65	93		10	12	L 1	Rec Hall
23	Sat, Feb 18, 1989	REG		George Washington	A-10	-14.42	W	80	65		11	12	W 1	Louis Brown Athletic Center
24	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	-8.66	W	76	74		12	12	W 2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
25	Thu, Feb 23, 1989	REG		Temple	A-10	8.10	W	77	64		13	12	W 3	Louis Brown Athletic Center
26	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	83	80		14	12	W 4	Reilly Center
27	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	REG	@	Rhode Island	A-10	-1.84	W	67	66		15	12	W 5	Keaney Gymnasium
28	Sun, Mar 5, 1989	CTOURN	N	St. Bonaventure	A-10	-10.39	W	100	67		16	12	W 6	The Palestra
29	Mon, Mar 6, 1989	CTOURN	@	Temple	A-10	8.10	W	62	59		17	12	W 7	The Palestra
30	Thu, Mar 9, 1989	CTOURN		Penn State	A-10	4.59	W	70	66		18	12	W 8	Louis Brown Athletic Center

The 90-91 example with very high expectations and 7-6 start fits best

of course a10 competition isnt the same as Big 10

 

[rutgershoopsinsider]

Dylan listed as questionable for tonight's game

 

[Richie O]

 

[bethlehemfan]

So much for tonight

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Surprised at the spread being that low, even with us at home. Any word on Dylan’s condition?

He was seen at a HS basketball game. He should be good to go

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Coaches hate that injury report. I wouldn't take that too seriously.

 

[bac2therac]

yeah i mean its going to be a how he feels kinda of thing just like the other night, he will be out there its how long he plays

makes sense to keep Purdue guessing

 

[yellowlot]

Jwill, stop falling down….jordan stop driving to the basket with blinders on only to find out you have no where to go…Ogbole, catch the ball, jump and grab the ball with two hands. Martini, come into the game and get physical with somebody, push them off the blocks, let them know you are around…mix it up a bit. Ace and Dylan get serious in warm ups, show up on defense. Your both talented and young, we get it, and we wish you great success. You are here for year, get after it for the fans that have been here and we will be here long after.

 

[Richie O]

 

[Richie O]

So much for tonight

He's playing, let's relax lol

 

[BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine]

Turned our season around in 21-22 against the Boilermakers.

Felt like we turned the corner with our play against Columbia - only to lose Harper for 2 games.

This is why I'm down but not out on R guys. (for now 😏)

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

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[bethlehemfan]

He's playing, let's relax lol

He needs to play at an extremely high level to compete with Purdue. When I see that I will relax A little. Haha

 

[Richie O]

 

[RUPete]

The 90-91 example with very high expectations and 7-6 start fits best

of course a10 competition isnt the same as Big 10

But you have to adjust for our talent level and the league’s talent level at the time. I think this season is more like 89-90. Had trouble blending incoming talent and developing chemistry all season long.

 

[koleszar]

He needs to play at an extremely high level to compete with Purdue. When I see that I will relax A little. Haha

Yeah, something tells me running up and down the court again out of breath for 15 mins. isn't going to cut it.

 

[rutgershoopsinsider]

This is it folks, Rutgers MUST WIN tonight. Cannot afford to go 8-8 overall, 0-6 vs Quad 1 opponents, and drop anymore games at home. Lose this one and it's all about surviving the B1G to make the conference tournament.

 

[bac2therac]

Lotta purdue fans

 

[bac2therac]

This is it folks, Rutgers MUST WIN tonight. Cannot afford to go 8-8 overall, 0-6 vs Quad 1 opponents, and drop anymore games at home. Lose this one and it's all about surviving the B1G to make the conference tournament.

Even with a loss there will still be some here clinging to a scant hope

 

[socaldave]

MUST WIN TONIGHT

Not just to keep hopes alive for NCAAT, but to keep their chances of making the B1G Tourney alive (can't believe we're saying this and it's early January)

- Pikiell must continue to shake up the lineup with Grant and Acuff (truly believe Acuff can play alongside Dylan in the backcourt)
- Need SMART production from Acuff (no forced shots & also drive the lane, historically VERY good free-throw shooter)
- More Lathan and less Ogbole (Although both really can't defend well, Lathan is better offensive player)
- NEED LATHAN TO BE UNSELFISH AND KICK IT OUT, he sometimes has the habit of being selfish with the basketball
- Dylan must be near 100% tonight (if Dylan is still overcoming his illness, there's almost no chance Rutgers can win)
- J-Will and J-Mike must be on the floor at all times for defensive purposes BUT not both at the same time (neither can really shoot it, although J-Will is fairly decent from mid-range)
- MUST RUN MORE HIGH BALL SCREENS TO FREE UP THREE-POINT SHOOTERS
- FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ACE NEEDS TO MAKE HIS FREE-THROWS
- Stop giving up so many offensive rebounds

A laundry list of items but this is really what needs to happen to win.

You should be the coach!

 

[bac2therac]

Will hear a lot of Boiler Up tonight

 

[tm_nj]

as I have for forty years, I’m back for more pain.
Hopefully I can be disappointed

 

[bethlehemfan]

Will hear a lot of Boiler Up tonight

Building is dead Students checked out

 

[RocktheRac]

Our buddy just got another tshirt

 

[bac2therac]

Numbers!

 

[NickRU714]

So is Braden Smith good?
I don't watch non-RU games.

Many said he would be exposed with no Edey.
Telecast is pumping him up.