RU-Minny game thread

[bac2therac]

After big girl hit a 3, its been all Rutgers. ..14-2 run and forced 7 turnovers...14-5 13:03 left

This is Rutgers basketball!

 

[dmd78]

Big girl on Minnesota deserves an Oscar
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[TAWRUReady]

Too many fouls on RU. But Scaife has looked better on a couple shots today than the past few games.

 

[TAWRUReady]

Acknowledged by the TV announcers, too, as acting. Zahui B has done it in other games.

 

[shields]

Great start. Keep it up.

 

[bac2therac]

Rutgers is on tonight but they need to pour it on and keep wacking the Gophers... 20-5...Rachel and Ariel already with 2....krista doing great job

 

[bac2therac]

25-5....25-2 run over last 8 minutes....don't let up

 

[bac2therac]

25-9....rutgers getting sloppy and Minny doing better with the pass to post..please don't let them back in

 

[dmd78]

I wasn't familiar with Zahui B before, but at least 2 of the fouls called on us should have been on her. for Ariel's 2nd foul, she hooked Ariel's arm and pulled her backwards to initiate the contact. on another foul, she backed her butt into our player. I'm not at all impressed with her.

 

[bac2therac]

And just like that 20 point lead down to 10....13-3 run in 4 minutes...and Rutgers is in serious foul trouble

 

[bac2therac]

We are missing open shots...lead now only 7...ridiculous

 

[redshoes]

Wow what a fast break

 

[shields]

Where is Hernandez?

 

[bac2therac]

That fast break circus pass and shot is the highlight of the year and may have turned the tide....32-20...important to close this half out strong with lead in double digits

 

[dmd78]

Originally posted by redshoes:

Wow what a fast break

That was a beautiful thing to watch!

 

[suzebe]

Holy fast break!
Been no reason to use Hernandez yet... Tyler has been hitting it!

 

[Scarletwoman]

PUTRID BASKETBALL TO END THE HALF.

 

[redshoes]

Beautiful first half

Lets go Scafe fire it up again


Didn't expect them to hold a 20 pt lead over Minny. After all Minny is a good team.

Defense in humming

 

[bac2therac]

Rutgers completely wasted a great start. We have seen this movie before....outscored 26-12 in last 11 minutes...huge foul trouble and Minny brimming with confidence while RU bricked open shots

.First 5 minutes are huge here...a loss today after having a 20 point lead would basically cook this team for the season

 

[redshoes]

Please Lets just enjoy the game before we start throwing rocks

 

[Fishky]

Laney is cold today

 

[bac2therac]

Hanging around ..why no Hernandez...lead is just 5...ridiculous because RU is so much more talented

 

[bac2therac]

Defense starting to flex its muscles...49-40...Holivay doing great job. Ru needs to close this out.

 

[dmd78]

Originally posted by Fishky:
Laney is cold today

perhaps she's not as hot as usual, but it's hard to call 6-12 for 14 points "cold".

OTOH, Tyler is on fire. 10-15 for 22 points.

 

[bac2therac]

Hernandez in...this is the point in the game where our offense struggles so maybe she can spark it...49-42 under 12 timeout

 

[bac2therac]

Damn blown opportunity after playing great defense

 

[bac2therac]

Stop giving the ball to Hollivay

 

[bac2therac]

They are afraid to call fouls on big girl...lead is 7 with 7 and a half left

 

[bac2therac]

Ru went up 12 but now its down to 6...58-52. Crunch time

 

[bac2therac]

Down to 4..we let them back in with stupid plays on offense

 

[bac2therac]

This team just never wants to do it easy...8-0 minny run when they could have put game away

 

[78CollegeAve]

Wow, that's quite the defensive strategy on their big woman. Only to be outdone by the offensive ineptitude down the stretch ... again. Can they really blow this game?

 

[shields]

Dumb plays on offense.

 

[bac2therac]

Overall the D has been good..the offense has sucked basically

 

[bac2therac]

Offense cannot buy a bucket

 

[bac2therac]

Huge possession here...must stop without fouling

 

[bac2therac]

Huge stop..please score here..copper blows layup..ugh...

 

[78CollegeAve]

Sheesh. Setting women's basketball a decade or two with the inability to make uncontested layups.

 

[bac2therac]

CANTY!..Huge shot after blown bunny...Rutgers up 60-54 57 seconds left...DEFENSE!

 

[78CollegeAve]

One last comment -- why are women's refs so generous with the foul calls against the largest women? Really worked against RU tonight, win or no win.