Rutgers came into this game undefeated, but were 15 point underdogs on the road against a top tier ACC team in Miami. They now head home with their first loss of the season, as the ‘Canes defeated the Scarlet Knights by the score of 73-61. However, while the result was disappointing, there were several positive takeaways from this game. But before we get to those, let’s start with what didn’t go well.
Miami dominated the glass all night, resulting in a +14 rebounding margin and causing the lowest production of the season for Rutgers, which grabbed only 30 boards in the game.