Judging by their information, one would not suppose the sport between Rutgers and Washington on Wednesday night time in Seattle has event implications.
Nevertheless it does.
The visiting Scarlet Knights (12-14, 5-10 Massive Ten) and the Huskies (13-12, 4-10) are battling for the fifteenth and remaining berth into the convention event subsequent month in Indianapolis.
The Huskies are coming off a 75-73 victory Saturday at Penn State as Mekhi Mason scored 20 factors, making a season-high six 3-pointers. DJ Davis and Franck Kepnang scored 14 apiece. Main scorer Nice Osobor (14.9 ppg), regardless of lacking follow with flu-like signs, practically had the primary triple-double in class historical past with six factors, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
“All this does is make the following recreation greater,” stated first-year Huskies coach Danny Sprinkle, whose staff has received three of its final 5 following a six-game skid through which 5 of these defeats had been to ranked groups.
“However this was our greatest win of the 12 months,” the coach stated.
Rutgers has a pair of potential NBA lottery picks in freshmen Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper and opened the season within the Prime 25, however little has gone proper in Massive Ten play.
Bailey (18.6 factors per recreation) and Harper (18.5) mixed for simply 21 on Sunday at Oregon in a 75-57 loss — the Scarlet Knights’ third in a row.
“Clearly, we have to play higher on each ends of the ground,” Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell stated. “Our offense did not assist our protection, and our protection did not assist our offense. We have to share the ball higher, too. … I’ve acquired to get us taking part in higher, that is for positive.”
As for Bailey and Harper?
“They’re just a bit bit out of sync,” Pikiell stated. “Groups get actual bodily with Ace. With Dylan, they’re within the gaps. I am making an attempt to clarify to the fellows they’re simply coming within the gaps (defensively), they are not even double-teaming. You have to make the additional go they usually’ve acquired to make a few of these alternatives. We acquired some respectable appears (towards Oregon) and did not capitalize on them.”
–Area Degree Media
