Minnesota threw away an extremely winnable game against Rutgers to lose 76-72. The Gophers have now lost three in a row and are 4-7 in conference play. Marcus Carr led all scorers with 18 points.
In the words of Eleanor Shellstrop, the last 2 minutes and twenty-two seconds of game action were bullshirt. Following a Both Gach layup to increase the lead to 70-66, Minnesota was torched on defense, traveled, was torched on defense again, made two free throws, was torched on defense again. Then Marcus Carr had two of the worst late-game offensive possessions I have seen in ages.