Rutgers defeats Michigan 62-50 in second round of Big Ten tournament
Ninth-seeded Rutgers Basketball picked up a huge victory as it defeated eighth-seeded Michigan 62-50 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
After trailing 28-25 at halftime, Rutger found its mojo on both ends of the court in the second half as it held Michigan without a field goal for over 13 minutes and just four in the second half.
The Scarlet Knights also caught fire on offense as they took a five-point lead before using an 18-7 run to take a 58-42 lead with 2:06 left in the game. Cam Spencer led the way with 18 points on 6-11 shooting while Derek Simpson added 13 points.
As a team, Rutgers finished the game shooting 39 percent and 5-18 from the 3-point line. On the flip side, Michigan went 16-46 from the field and 33 percent from three.
In a see-saw first half, Rutgers scored on seven of its last eight possessions and used a 14-5 run to make it a 28-25 deficit at halftime. The Scarlet Knights took their first lead of the game following a layup from Antwone Woolfolk that put them up by two with 1:25 remaining in the first half.
Rutgers was also propelled by an 8-0 run, capped off with the basket from Woolfolk, before Michigan answered back with five straight points, including a buzzer-beating three from Joey Baker that put his team up at the break.
Rutgers finished the half shooting 29 percent from the field and 1-9 from three while the Wolverines went 48 percent from the field and 3-10 from three.
Woolfolk led the Scarlet Knights with six points on 3-4 shooting while Hunter Dickinson pioneered Michigan with 13 points on 6-10 shooting.
RHoops Play of the Day: Derek Simpson caps off a 12-0 run with a slam to put Rutgers up 52-39 with 5:50 left in the game.
Up next: Rutgers will face top-seeded and No. 5 Purdue tomorrow at noon (ET) in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament on BTN.
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