Basketball Rutgers Basketball outlasts Penn State in wild, fast-paced affair

[BillyC80]

Gotta get the last shot.

 

[socaldave]

Acuff has 2 threes and let 2 blowbys for layups, so I guess you can say we're up 2 points on that exchange.

Him hitting 3’s does so much more for RU’s offense than the points, allows for spacing making it easier for the entire offense
Vs the defensive liability

 

[BillyC80]

What a finish!!

 

[Scangg]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

 

[nolanpa]

Wow - good way to finish!

 

[RUinOhio]

Great half. D and rebounding off the charts

 

[bac2therac]

Huge shot 48-33

Incredible half

So many contributors across the board

Penn State not allowed to be comfortable

Will still need a strong 20 minutes

 

[RUMorrisTech]

it feels like the RAC hoops have black magic in them tonight

 

[Rokodesh]

STOP WASTING POSSESSIONS!!!

Taking a bunch of stupid 3's with 20 seconds on the clock

Just like I said.. UP 15 AT HALF!!

 

[RUinOhio]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

Rebounding too. Plus contesting everything

 

[knight82]

This is
the team we had been hoping to see

 

[kt124]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

yup - it’s what top teams do

 

[RUby RED]

What are we doing with the 3 point barrage up 15? This is some stupid play and keeping them in it.

Open looks, ya gotta take them. If you’re gonna play Hayes / Acuff you gotta live with the 3-ball being an emphasis. Which honestly it should be for this

 

[PatrickRU92]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

weird how that happens

 

[RUFan20231]

Great half - guys hit shots, Martini on bench, and decent defense.

 

[bac2therac]

Team definitely feeding off appreciative RAc crowd

 

[PiscatawayMike]

 

[Scangg]

All we need is to keep the defense and rebounding intensity up. Enough scoring will come naturally

27-17 winning the boards!!!

 

[BillyC80]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

True, and our defense has stepped up too (despite allowing a few easy bucket), giving up only 33.

 

[tm_nj]

everyone is hitting shots, rebounding and playing defense!

 

[RUeric]

Team looks absolutely exhausted and for good reason. They put in an incredible effort on both ends that half. Hope there's enough juice left to finish the job in the 2nd half. Davis getting his 2nd foul early could reap benefits in the 2nd half. He should have plenty of energy.

 

[Joey Bags]

Team is balling at a high level. PSU see us tired and is gonna try and run us to death in the second half

 

[BOCA93]

8 threes, dominating on the glass. Getting to the line and 80%. And holding a team that averages 90 per game to 33 at half. Best half all year

 

[RUisB1Gtime]

Role players always play better at home....the problem is we can't the RAC on the road lol

 

[BillyC80]

8 threes, dominating on the glass. Getting to the line and 80%. And holding a team that averages 90 per game to 33 at half. Best half all year

Let’s do it again!

 

[DC8690]

RU turning it up on defense !!
Puke must’ve gotten into them !

RAC doesn’t seem like its usual raucous self on the broadcast. Seems like a very tame crowd

Not on my TV sounds great

 

[bac2therac]

Key stats

Ru 8-18 3pt fg
Ru 27-17 rebounds
Ace Baldwin 2-10 fh
Harper 15 1st half points
Bailey 9 1st half rebounds
Ru 8-10 ft
Ru just 6 fouls

 

[Rokodesh]

Penn State likes to be losing at halftime, because at Penn State they like it when you're a little behind in the locker room

 

[gmay8]

Great half! Great defense and boards.
Wish we had another big to clog up the lane and help ogbole on the glass

 

[FmrMgrRU]

Time for this team to go sober from Martini rest of season

 

[robjknight]

Team looks absolutely exhausted and for good reason. They put in an incredible effort on both ends that half. Hope there's enough juice left to finish the job in the 2nd half. Davis getting his 2nd foul early could reap benefits in the 2nd half. He should have plenty of energy.

Baldwin on PSU played the whole half and he looked exhausted. For us Harper seems under the weather in spite of his scoring.

 

[BOCA93]

Love to see Somerville finally passing out of the post and finding the open shooter

 

[ScarletteK80]

RU turning it up on defense !!
Puke must’ve gotten into them !

RAC doesn’t seem like its usual raucous self on the broadcast. Seems like a very tame crowd

I think the crowd is fine, clapping, screaming, etc. Students sound/look better also.

 

[RUBlackout]

I know only one half but that is the team I was hoping to see all season long.
I’m hopeful they all see what’s possible and keep it going

 

[Degaz-RU]

We’re 8-18 from deep, but funny thing is, we missed about four wiiiiiiiiiddde open threes. We could be up by 25 right now.

Not complainin’, just sayin’.

 

[Rokodesh]

Love to see Somerville finally passing out of the post and finding the open shooter

This this this

 

[RU MAN]

We are winning bc of our 3 point shooting today. They need to keep firing when open

True. But also because of our D. Right now, we are outrebounding PSU 27-17.

 

[RutgersChow]

This isn’t a defensive team. He’s an excellent 3rd option for us, and we need him on the court.

Well, it better become one or we're not going anywhere.

 

[Corycord1]

Biggest takeaways:
Getting and taking open 3s
Less mid range jumpers
Ogbole best half of basketball defensively
Ace 9 rebounds HUGE

 

[BillyC80]

Not on my TV sounds great

Must be mayhem at the RAC tonight. Every now and then they unmuffle the tv mikes and you can hear the explosion of cheers by the crowd.