Four Thoughts:
Rutgers Came to Play: That was a tough environment. The crowd was loud, and I saw a report on Twitter that the decibels got to 120 in the first half. That didn’t mean RU backed down. They fought back in the game several times, and played very, very hard. They just couldn’t get over the hump. It was the number 5 team in the Big Ten and Jaden Ivey was a problem. Rutgers threw everything they had at them defensively—a zone, a press and their typical man to man. The Scarlet Knights couldn’t force turnovers for easy baskets and that’s what got them.