PISCATAWAY, N.J. — With the clock winding down within the ultimate minutes, Rutgers followers didn’t hesitate in letting No. 10 Indiana how they felt concerning the Hoosiers’ score.
Chants of “Who’s Your Daddy” and “Overrated” have been shouted with glee on the Indiana bench after the crew was knocked from the unbeaten ranks.
Make no mistake, Rutgers (6-2, 1-0 Huge Ten) owns Indiana (7-1, 0-1) on the basketball flooring nowadays.
Freshman guard Derek Simpson scored 10 straight factors in a game-deciding run and Rutgers beat Indiana for the sixth time in a row and ninth time in 10 conferences, 63-48 on Saturday.
“So far as Indiana goes, I really feel we simply know the main focus of this crew,” mentioned Rutgers senior Caleb McConnell, who had 16 factors and 10 rebounds. “It provides us a bonus as a result of we had overwhelmed them 5 occasions in a row. We went in making an attempt to execute our recreation plan and we did it once more.”
Simpson scored all 14 of his factors within the second half as Rutgers made coach Mike Woodson’s first go to to “The Banks” disagreeable.
“We bought to make photographs from the perimeter,” mentioned Woodson, whose crew shot 30.4 p.c from the sector, together with 6 of 21 from lengthy vary. “However we simply bought out-toughed tonight. I believed, I imply, from the start to the top, I imply, we couldn’t rebound the basketball with him. I believed that was the distinction within the ballgame and that was the cushion that they wanted.”
Miller Kopp scored a season-high 21 factors for Indiana . Star ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis, who confronted a packed in protection, was held to 13 factors and 10 rebounds earlier than fouling out late.
Jackson-Davis mentioned Indiana simply didn’t play properly.
“I don’t essentially say that it’s a foul matchup for us as a result of I believe defensively we’re nonetheless good,” he mentioned. “However on the identical time, our offense simply wasn’t clicking tonight.”
The win was coach Steve Pikiell’s 14th over a ranked crew since taking up a struggling Rutgers’ program in 2016-17. As typical, protection was on the heart of its win.
The Hoosiers’ level whole was a season low. They have been averaging 87.1 factors and have been coming off a win over North Carolina.
Indiana performed poorly within the first half in falling behind 31-24. The Hoosiers opened the ultimate 20 minutes with a 13-4 spurt, taking two-point leads on baskets by Xavier Johnson and Kopp.
McConnell hit a 3-pointer to place Rutgers forward for good after which Simpson took over, hitting a layup, a jumper, a 3-pointer and an enormous scoop shot for a 47-37 lead. His ultimate level within the run got here when Johnson hit him within the face within the offensive zone and a flagrant foul was ultimately known as. He made 1 of two free throws.
“I nonetheless have have way more to do and I'm going to maintain working and we’re going to maintain working as a crew,” Simpson mentioned. “It was a enjoyable recreation, and it actually bought loud. My ears are nonetheless ringing proper now.”
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