Rutgers played hard but failed to keep the game close in a 88-70 loss at Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. Their strong defense from earlier in the week didn’t travel and losing Caleb McConnell due to an apparent injury was an issue that hurt their second half performance. There were some encouraging play inside from Myles Johnson and Shaq Carter, but overall Rutgers couldn’t keep up with Minnesota.
First Half Summary
Minnesota came out on fire, making all three shots from behind the arc in the first four minutes of the game, helping them jump out to a 13-5 lead.