MU - Rutgers game thread.....

[IWB]

Well, we'll see if I have anyone to talk to tonight.

First off, traffic sucked pretty bad, so I expect a good number of late arrivals, but what is with Ticketmaster showing 190 tickets left? Upper bowl is less than 1/2 full.

Great to see MU get off to a great start for once. Hey Rutgers - DJO & Jae Crowder are tops on the team in scoring - you may want to keep an eye on them.

[IWB]

I like to compare segments during games. The MU staff sends out stat updates about every 5 minutes. I like to compare 5 categories - points, rebounds, assists, turnovers and steals.

Period - 20:00 - 15:32 remaining MU 17, Rutgers 6

Points: MU + 11
Rebounds: MU +1
Assists: MU +5
Turnovers: MU +2 (Rutgers with 3)
Steals: MU +1

Side note: MU with 17 points at the first TV timeout - best start in months!

[IWB]

Period - 15:32-11:55 remaining MU 27, Rutgers 18

Points: Rutgers +2
Rebounds: Rutgers +2
Assists: Even
Turnovers: MU +2 (Rutgers with 3)
Steals: MU +2

[IWB]

Got to love Vander Blue's hustle and intensity. He has really come a long way since last season. Rutgers' Gilvydas Baruda with 2 fouls 10 mins in - having him on the bench should help MU's offensive rebounding

[IWB]

Period - 11:55-7:59 remaining MU 33, Rutgers 25

Points: Rutgers +1
Rebounds: Rutgers +1
Assists: Even
Turnovers: Rutgers +1 (MU with 2)
Steals: Even

[IWB]

Period - 7:59-3:44 remaining MU 39, Rutgers 31

Points: Even
Rebounds: Rutgers +4
Assists: Rutgers +2
Turnovers: MU +4 (Rutgers with 4)
Steals: MU +2

[IWB]

Period - 3:44-halftime MU 46, Rutgers 35

Points: MU +3
Rebounds: Rutgers +4
Assists: MU +2
Turnovers: MU +1 (Rutgers with 2)
Steals: MU +1

[IWB]

Final scores around the Big East....

#2 Syracuse 56
South Florida 48

#18 Notre Dame 71
West Virginia 44

Temple 80 OT
LaSalle 79

[IWB]

Period - 20:00-15:10 remaining MU 56, Rutgers 46

Points: Rutgers +1
Rebounds: Rutgers +2
Assists: Rutgers +3
Turnovers: Even
Steals: Even

Nice to see Bruce Springsteen as the big head of tonight's game.

[IWB]

Period - 15:10-9:06 remaining MU 66, Rutgers 54

Points: MU +2
Rebounds: MU +5
Assists: MU +2
Turnovers: Rutgers +1 (MU 2)
Steals: Rutgers +1

[IWB]

Period - 9:06-6:46 remaining MU 72, Rutgers 58

Points: MU +2
Rebounds: MU +1
Assists: MU +1
Turnovers: Even
Steals: Even

[IWB]

Period - 6:46-3:46 remaining MU 77, Rutgers 63

Points: Even
Rebounds: Even
Assists: Rutgers +2
Turnovers: MU +1 (Rutgers 2)
Steals: Even

[Gato78]

One man circle jerk!

[IWB]

Yeah, it was great.

[Hamostradamus]

We are really f-ing good right now. Buzz was clearly pissed when Rutgers got back into it, but there was a total business-like atmosphere and we regained control. Jae might be the best player in the country right now. He's averaging 25+ points per game over the last few weeks, I say Big East POY is next.