Rutgers is down 18-11 and struggling to really do anything on offense, when Cliff Omoruyi is called with his second foul. There are 6 minutes and 21 seconds left in what was, up to then, a putrid first half. The season hangs in the balance.
And then Antwone Woolfolk checked into the game to replace Omoruyi.
Rutgers proceeds to go on a 14-5 run over the next five minutes to pull ahead 25-23, and the man they call Woolf led the charge. He got a putback off a Simpson drive and miss. He got a steal. He got a bucket on a post move over Hunter Dickinson. And he got a rebound and proceeded to do his best Magic Johnson impression, dribbling coast to coast for a layup in between two Michigan defenders.
Michigan would close the half on a 5-0 run to take a 28-25 lead at the half, but that still meant that Rutgers more than survived Omoruyi’s absence - instead, Woolf led the team on a game changing 14-10 run to turn this game around and give the Scarlet Knights some momentum heading into the locker room.
A tremendous team effort ultimately won the game, but it doesn’t happen without 6 minutes and 21 seconds of superb play by the young freshman.
And then Antwone Woolfolk checked into the game to replace Omoruyi.
Rutgers proceeds to go on a 14-5 run over the next five minutes to pull ahead 25-23, and the man they call Woolf led the charge. He got a putback off a Simpson drive and miss. He got a steal. He got a bucket on a post move over Hunter Dickinson. And he got a rebound and proceeded to do his best Magic Johnson impression, dribbling coast to coast for a layup in between two Michigan defenders.
Michigan would close the half on a 5-0 run to take a 28-25 lead at the half, but that still meant that Rutgers more than survived Omoruyi’s absence - instead, Woolf led the team on a game changing 14-10 run to turn this game around and give the Scarlet Knights some momentum heading into the locker room.
A tremendous team effort ultimately won the game, but it doesn’t happen without 6 minutes and 21 seconds of superb play by the young freshman.
