Basketball **LIVE game thread: Rutgers-UMass**

[ChrisNalwasky]

Greetings from the RAC as Richie and I get set for Rutgers vs. UMass at 2:00 p.m.

 

[sct1111]

Is this on TV?

 

[bac2therac]

Long lines to park..oh Rutgers

 

[RU Mike73]

BTN+ only

 

[rutcor]

Long lines to park..oh Rutgers

Thanks, that's why I'm here. Trying to see if things are improving. One of the slowest days of the year and you still have delays?

 

[jerzeyguy]

Omuruyi still visiting today?

 

[bac2therac]

This might be the biggest crowd of season by the time all the peeps file in and get seated

 

[BillyC80]

This might be the biggest crowd of season by the time all the peeps file in and get seated

Great to hear this. Go RU!

 

[BillyC80]

Wearing our dark jerseys at home.

 

[BillyC80]

Good D on that possession.

 

[bac2therac]

Why cant we finish

 

[BillyC80]

McConnell off so far today. Mathis with a lousy lob for what should have been a dunk for Caleb.

 

[kcg88]

Make layups... good God

 

[kcg88]

Carter is useless.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Our bigs really commit some stupid fouls. This will kill us in league games.

 

[BillyC80]

Thank you Paul. Great position on two rebounds so far, taking the second one the length of the floor for a much needed deuce.

 

[bac2therac]

Umass has a bad defense but RU not finishing

 

[RU85inFla]

Wearing our dark jerseys at home.

Wearing them for black friday

 

[BillyC80]

Baker may not realize he’s shooting only 25% from three. Take it into the paint Geo — you’re over 70% on twos and you can get more FT opportunities as well.

 

[czxqa]

BTN+ only

Two BTN channels and the football game is on both. SMH

 

[kcg88]

Oh for Christ's sake

 

[bac2therac]

Allowing umass to gain confidence

 

[hoquat63]

Score?

 

[RUChoppin]

RU down 20-18

 

[RUChoppin]

Weeks is 3-3 from range, and from the radio broadcast was taking them from Douby-esque range.

 

[BillyC80]

Ok Caleb heating up now. RU trailing 20-18 with timeout at 8 minute mark. Caleb going to the line to finish the and-1 after the timeout...

 

[BillyC80]

Weeks is 3-3 from range, and from the radio broadcast was taking them from Douby-esque range.

Weeks hit a 30-foot bank-shot from straight on, with the shot clock running out.

 

[kcg88]

Weeks is 3-3 from range, and from the radio broadcast was taking them from Douby-esque range.

This is why anyone who says we can shut Powell down is kidding themselves.

 

[kcg88]

Get Mathis out of the game.

 

[BillyC80]

Mathis needs to sit.

 

[Mr Magoo]

Mathis plays way too much.

 

[cubuffsdoug]

This is why anyone who says we can shut Powell down is kidding themselves.

Rutgers can't stay focus long enough to shut a superstar down. Rutgers needs to slow him down and focus on taking the other players completely out of the game.

 

[BillyC80]

Great feed by KMac leading Harper to the finish. RU up 21-20 with 6 minutes to go in the half.

 

[koleszar]

Starting to play now. D starting to step up .

 

[kcg88]

Harper is gonna start getting the hack-a-Shaq treatment soon. Hit your FTs man.

 

[bac2therac]

11-0 run led by great D

 

[BillyC80]

Young with a nice shot to put RU up by 3, then steal by Mathis leading to two FTs by Harper. RU up 25-20 at 5:00 mark.

 

[kcg88]

Young with some real good D.

 

[kcg88]

So Mathis has:

Two bad alley-oop passes
Two missed threes
One awful turnover

Get him out of there!

 

[BillyC80]

Our D is superb right now.