{"id":182623,"date":"2021-02-19T07:33:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rutgers-loses-to-no-3-michigan-as-offense-struggles\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T07:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:33:49","slug":"rutgers-loses-to-no-3-michigan-as-offense-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rutgers-loses-to-no-3-michigan-as-offense-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rutgers loses to No. 3 Michigan as offense struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Rutgers loses to No. 3 Michigan as offense struggles<\/strong>”
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For 6 minutes 44 seconds, Michigan failed to score from the field. It managed just one point in that time. The team ranked seventh in the country in offensive efficiency was getting handcuffed by Rutgers \u2014 and it didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

The problem? The Scarlet Knights\u2019 offense managed just six points in that span. It was hardly able to make a dent in their big deficit. It was their chance and this team\u2019s continued offensive struggles against quality teams was its undoing in a 71-64 loss to No. 3 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., that wasn\u2019t close as the final score indicated.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just this stretch in the second half. The entire game<\/a> was a struggle on the offensive end. Rutgers shot 40 percent from the field and hit only 3 of 12 from 3-point range in losing for the second time in three games. Obviously, part of that was Michigan\u2019s active and menacing defense that allowed few good looks and challenged everything at the rim, but the Scarlet Knights didn\u2019t get nearly enough from stars Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr., who shot a combined 6-for-22 in scoring a total of 18 points.<\/p>\n

Franz Wagner led Michigan with 20 points and Columbia transfer Mike Smith added 12.<\/p>\n

The loss extended a concerning trend against the top teams in the Big Ten. Rutgers is now 2-6 against the top six teams in the powerhouse conference and has dropped its past five against that group.<\/p>\n

Most of those setbacks, though, were competitive. Thursday night was one-sided.<\/p>\n

Despite only getting a combined eight points from leading scorers Isaiah Livers and Hunter Dickinson, Michigan was up 37-28 at halftime. Rutgers\u2019 defense was sound \u2014 the Wolverines only went to the free-throw line four times and hit just four 3-pointers \u2014 but its offense remained a problem, shooting just 37.5 percent from the field. There were too many rushed shots, lower-percentage attempts against Michigan\u2019s size in the paint.<\/p>\n

Michigan\u2019s offense woke up right after the break. The Wolverines quickly built a 15-point lead on the strength of an 8-0 run that included consecutive baskets from Dickinson and Livers. Rutgers\u2019 usually stingy defense didn\u2019t have an answer for Michigan\u2019s balance, ball movement and shot-making. The lead was extended to 17 after a Dickinson slam, and the Scarlet Knights never really threatened. The offense precluded them from doing so.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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