It was a big game atmosphere at Madison Square Garden between no. 25 Rutgers and Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The crowd was close to even for both sides and it produced an electricity during the game that was postseason worthy. Unfortunately, the Scarlet Knights struggled mightily on the offensive end and although they fought Michigan to the bitter end, they lost an important game 69-63.
Rutgers jumped out to a 12-7 lead behind two three-pointers from Akwasi Yeboah, but Michigan responded with three makes from behind the arc of its own that keyed a 17-2 run. The Wolverines led 24-14 before Ron Harper Jr.