The Coaching Career of Ithacus

[Ithacus]

Rutgers 68, DePaul 70
1 2 OT T Final RUT (11-3) 32 36 68 DEP (4-10) 38 32 70	1:00 PM January 8, 2009 All-State Arena Chicago, IL

A few days after easily dispatching Marquette, the Scarlet Knights found themselves fighting for their lives in Chicago against the Big East's worst team, DePaul. A hard fought battle the entire game, both teams shot about equal percentages, and the game really came down to two factors for Rutgers: free throws and turnovers. the Scarlet Knights turned the ball over 32 times, far and away the highest mark on the season, and shot just one free throw the entire game (a miss). Even with this great disparity, Rutgers had the ball with a chance to tie the game with 15 seconds left after Will Walker missed the front end of a one-and-one, but were unable to get off a shot. The Scarlet Knights head to Milwaukee tomorrow for a rematch against Marquette.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 27 5/12 0/0 0/0 7 2 0 0 6 10 PF J. Inman 23 3/7 0/0 0/0 8 1 0 2 1 6 SF J. Griffin 24 2/4 0/0 0/0 2 1 1 0 1 4 SG C. Chandler 26 3/6 2/4 0/0 2 1 2 2 4 8 PG M. Rosario 19 9/14 1/5 0/1 0 2 1 0 6 19 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 14 4/7 0/0 0/0 4 3 0 2 2 8 G A. Farmer 10 0/0 0/0 0/0 2 1 0 0 1 0 F P. Jackson 15 2/4 1/2 0/0 0 0 2 2 1 5 G M. Coburn 13 3/4 2/2 0/0 1 0 1 0 2 8 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 15 0/4 0/2 0/0 4 3 4 1 7 0 F K. Genfi 8 0/4 0/1 0/0 0 1 0 0 1 0 RUT TOTALS 31/66 6/14 0/1 30 15 11 9 32 68

DePaul Blue Demons Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C M. Koshwal 26 4/11 0/0 0/0 7 1 1 2 0 8 PF M. Poscic 27 10/12 0/1 1/2 9 0 4 2 0 21 SF D. Tucker 23 1/5 0/2 0/4 0 1 0 1 5 2 SG J. Currie 28 1/6 1/4 0/0 3 2 4 1 2 3 PG W. Walker 28 7/9 0/2 0/1 0 3 0 0 6 14 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS F D. Hill 17 1/6 1/2 3/4 1 3 3 0 2 6 C K. Obi 12 4/7 0/0 0/0 4 0 0 0 3 8 G J. Kelly 11 0/2 0/0 0/0 0 1 1 0 1 0 G M. Bizoukas 11 2/4 0/0 2/2 1 0 2 0 2 6 F M. Stula 13 1/3 0/0 0/0 2 1 1 0 2 2 DEP TOTALS 31/67 2/11 6/13 27 12 16 6 23 70

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[Ithacus]

Rutgers 95, Marquette 92
1 2 OT T Final RUT (11-4) 44 51 95 MARQ (8-5) 39 53 92	1:00 PM January 9, 2009 Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI

Despite Matthews' 29, Rutgers Completes Sweep of Marquette
Wesley Matthews' 29 points on Friday night was not enough as the Scarlet Knights held on to win at Marquette. The game started out sloppy and slow-paced and Rutgers held a 5 point lead at the half. The second half saw a faster pace with nearly flawless play from both teams. Mike Rosario, who had 27 points, dueled Matthews down the stretch as the lead went back and forth. But Hamady N'Diaye's dominance inside, with 18 points and 11 rebounds, got Rutgers a small lead as the game wound down and Rosario iced the game with a pair of free throws. The Scarlet Knights have the weekend off before heading south to face South Florida on Monday.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 24 9/16 0/0 0/4 11 1 0 1 1 18 PF J. Inman 24 5/6 0/0 3/5 7 1 0 2 4 13 SF J. Griffin 26 3/3 0/0 0/0 4 2 1 3 0 6 SG C. Chandler 26 2/8 2/6 0/0 3 1 0 0 2 6 PG M. Rosario 27 12/34 0/1 3/5 1 2 3 1 3 27 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 16 1/3 0/0 0/0 2 1 0 2 2 2 G A. Farmer 7 4/4 0/0 0/0 2 0 0 1 1 8 F P. Jackson 16 1/3 0/0 0/0 3 2 0 0 1 2 G M. Coburn 13 4/8 3/7 0/0 2 0 0 0 0 11 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 13 1/4 0/2 0/0 0 1 0 0 0 2 F K. Genfi 3 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0 RUT TOTALS 42/89 5/16 6/14 36 11 4 10 14 95

Marquette Golden Eagles Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C D. Burke 29 4/10 0/0 0/0 9 0 1 0 1 8 PF L. Hayward 24 3/6 0/0 2/2 5 1 0 0 0 8 SF W. Matthews 28 12/20 3/8 2/3 5 2 1 0 3 29 SG J. McNeal 25 4/7 0/0 0/0 1 2 1 2 3 8 PG D. James 29 2/10 1/4 3/4 3 7 1 1 3 8 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G M. Acker 10 1/4 0/2 3/4 0 0 0 0 2 5 G D. Cubillan 14 5/7 0/1 0/0 0 1 0 1 1 10 F J. Fulce 11 3/5 0/1 1/1 3 1 0 0 1 7 F J. Butler 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C L. McMorrow 15 2/3 1/1 0/0 6 0 1 0 2 5 C C. Otule 10 2/5 0/0 0/0 4 0 0 2 1 4 G R. Frozena 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARQ TOTALS 38/77 5/17 11/14 36 14 5 6 17 92

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[Ithacus]

Top 25 Media Poll (01/12/09)
1. Michigan State: 14-4 (4-1)
2. North Carolina: 12-5 (4-0)
3. Memphis: 13-3 (2-1)
4. Gonzaga: 14-6 (4-1)
5. UCLA: 11-3 (2-1)
6. Arizona State: 12-5 (3-3)
7. Purdue: 12-4 (1-2)
8. USC: 13-3 (3-2)
9. Connecticut: 11-4 (1-3)
10. Clemson: 12-5 (4-0)
11. BYU: 13-4 (3-1)
12. Tennessee: 11-5 (1-2)
13. Pittsburgh: 11-6 (2-4)
14. Oklahoma: 10-5 (1-1)
15. Washington State: 12-5 (3-3)
16. Kentucky: 11-3 (0-1)
17. UNLV: 13-4 (4-0)
18. Baylor: 11-5 (2-1)
19. Duke: 9-5 (0-1)
20. Notre Dame: 10-6 (3-20
21. Kansas: 9-5 (0-2)
22. Saint Mary's: 10-6 (1-0)
23. Washington: 10-4 (1-2)
24. Syracuse: 9-5 (3-0)
25. Mississippi: 11-6 (3-1)

National Player of the Year Race
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma
2. Dejuan Blair- Pittsburgh
3. Raymar Morgan- Michigan State
4. Micah Downs- Gonzaga
5. Tyler Hansbrough- North Carolina

Nation's Leading Scorers
1. Blake Griffin- Oklahoma- 20.8 PPG
2. Brett Thompson- Saint Louis- 20.1 PPG
3. Ken Horton- Central Connecticut- 20.0 PPG
4. Tony Easley- Murray State- 19.9 PPG
5. Colton Iverson- Minnesota- 19.8 PPG

[Ithacus]

Rutgers 74, South Florida 78
1 2 OT T Final RUT (12-4) 45 29 74 SFLA (9-6) 33 45 78	1:00 PM January 12, 2009 Sun Dome Tampa, FL

Rutgers Collapses in Second Half, Falls to South Florida
South Florida, done as much as 21 in the first half, and down by 12 at halftime, fought back and overtook the Scarlet Knights in the second half to pull out a win at home. B.J. Daniels lead the South Florida offense with 21 points, and a key three pointer in the final seconds to give the Bulls a four point lead. Mike Rosario equaled Daniels with 21 points, but was unable to lead Rutgers back. The Scarlet Knights travel to New York tomorrow to take on Syracuse.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 21 5/7 0/0 0/0 5 1 1 1 4 10 PF J. Inman 26 3/6 0/0 2/2 11 0 2 3 2 8 SF J. Griffin 26 3/5 0/1 0/0 3 0 0 0 1 6 SG C. Chandler 27 3/8 3/7 0/0 2 2 0 0 0 9 PG M. Rosario 27 10/19 1/4 0/0 2 2 0 1 3 21 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 15 4/4 0/0 0/0 5 1 0 0 2 8 G A. Farmer 9 0/1 0/1 0/0 2 1 1 0 0 0 F P. Jackson 13 1/2 0/0 0/0 3 2 1 0 0 2 G M. Coburn 12 3/11 2/9 0/0 1 0 0 1 0 8 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 13 1/2 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 5 2 F K. Genfi 5 0/3 0/1 0/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 RUT TOTALS 33/67 6/24 2/2 35 8 6 6 17 74

South Florida Bulls Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C A. Gilchrist 27 4/13 0/0 0/0 9 0 0 0 2 8 PF M. Ajayi 29 8/13 0/0 0/0 9 1 0 0 0 16 SF J. Verdejo 27 4/9 0/3 4/7 5 4 1 0 3 12 SG D. Jones 29 3/8 1/4 1/1 2 4 0 0 0 8 PG B. Daniels 28 9/21 3/7 0/0 2 0 0 0 3 21 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS F M. Emory 12 2/5 0/1 0/0 2 2 0 1 1 4 G G. Belardo 11 2/3 1/1 0/0 0 1 1 0 1 5 G C. Howard 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F A. Williams 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F A. Sanchez 12 2/3 0/0 0/0 3 0 0 0 0 4 G M. Mercer 10 0/4 0/2 0/0 1 1 1 0 1 0 F E. Espinosa 10 0/1 0/0 0/0 2 1 1 1 1 0 SFLA TOTALS 34/80 5/18 5/8 35 14 4 2 12 78

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[Ithacus]

Rutgers 110, Syracuse 100
1 2 OT T Final RUT (12-5) 52 58 110 SYR (9-6) 40 60 100	1:00 PM January 13, 2009 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY

In Wild Up-and-down Game, Rutgers Goes Into Carrier Dome and Knocks off #24 Syracuse
The Scarlet Knights continue to exceed expectations, this time by knocking off nationally ranked Syracuse on their home floor. In a fast-paced, run-and-gun type of game from the opening tip, Rutgers paced themselves to a 12 point lead at halftime, which they were able to hold for most of the rest of the game. Eric Devedorf did his best to keep the 'Cuse in the game with 32 points, but Mike Rosario matched him with 34 of his own. Eventually it was the dominance inside of Hamady D'Niaye and Gregory Echenique that lead Rutgers to the win. The Scarlet Knights, now 4-3 in the Big East will continue their road trip by traveling to Pittsburgh on Thursday to face the #13 Panthers.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 23 6/11 0/0 0/0 11 3 0 4 2 12 PF J. Inman 23 2/5 0/0 0/0 6 4 1 1 1 4 SF J. Griffin 24 5/9 1/2 0/0 4 1 1 0 1 11 SG C. Chandler 25 6/14 4/12 0/0 2 3 2 0 2 16 PG M. Rosario 25 15/24 2/6 2/3 1 4 2 0 1 34 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 16 4/9 0/1 0/0 11 1 0 2 1 8 G A. Farmer 13 0/2 0/0 2/3 3 0 0 1 1 2 F P. Jackson 15 3/6 0/0 0/0 2 1 0 0 0 6 G M. Coburn 15 4/10 1/4 4/5 0 0 1 2 0 13 G E. Pettis 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G M. Kuhn 16 2/5 0/2 0/1 3 4 2 0 2 4 F K. Genfi 1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUT TOTALS 47/96 8/28 8/12 43 21 9 10 11 110

Syracuse Orangemen Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C A. Onuaku 23 4/8 0/0 0/0 8 1 0 1 3 8 PF K. Ongenaet 26 6/8 0/0 0/2 6 0 1 2 1 12 SF P. Harris 25 3/9 0/3 4/6 4 5 0 0 0 10 SG E. Devendorf 27 12/19 4/9 4/4 1 5 1 0 4 32 PG J. Flynn 25 5/11 2/5 2/2 1 4 0 1 3 14 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G A. Rautins 12 2/8 0/0 2/2 0 1 0 1 1 6 G J. Malloy 13 0/2 0/0 0/0 1 1 1 0 1 0 F R. Jackson 13 4/8 0/0 0/0 9 2 1 0 1 8 F M. Jones 14 1/8 0/1 0/0 1 0 1 0 2 2 F K. Joseph 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C S. Williams 16 3/4 0/0 0/0 7 0 2 0 0 6 G B. Reese 1 1/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SYR TOTALS 41/86 6/18 12/16 38 19 7 5 16 100

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[R1zzo23]

Mike Rosario is a scoring machine. He leads the Big East in scoring in my dynasty at about 18 points per game.

[Ithacus]

Rutgers 98, Pittsburgh 61
1 2 OT T Final RUT (13-5) 53 45 98 PITT (11-7) 30 31 61	, Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PN

Scarlet Knights Shock the World, Put Epic Beatdown on #13 Panthers in Pittsburgh
Rutgers played likely its best game of the season today as the Scarlet Knights thrashed the nationally ranked Panthers by 37 on their home floor. Rutgers continues to rampage through the Big East, beating good teams and losing to bad ones. The Scarlet Knights played nearly flawless basketball in this one, executing perfectly on offense, and dogged Pittsburgh the whole way, forcing 24 turnovers. The much-maligned Pitt team, picked to finish at the top of the Big East, continues to fall, now at 2-6 in the conference. Rutgers has three days of rest before heading south for the last stop on the road trip, West Virginia.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C H. N'Diaye 16 5/13 0/0 0/0 5 2 0 4 0 10 PF J. Inman 16 2/4 0/0 0/0 3 1 1 0 1 4 SF J. Griffin 16 2/4 0/0 0/0 3 0 1 0 1 4 SG C. Chandler 16 1/2 1/1 0/0 2 0 1 0 0 3 PG M. Rosario 17 11/15 0/0 0/0 0 1 0 0 1 22 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C G. Echenique 20 4/10 0/0 0/0 12 3 0 0 0 8 G A. Farmer 23 2/4 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 4 F P. Jackson 21 5/6 0/0 1/2 4 2 3 0 1 11 G M. Coburn 16 3/8 1/4 2/3 0 2 1 0 1 9 G E. Pettis 7 4/5 2/2 0/0 1 0 1 0 1 10 G M. Kuhn 17 3/4 1/2 0/0 2 1 1 1 1 7 F K. Genfi 9 3/6 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 6 RUT TOTALS 45/81 5/9 3/5 33 12 9 5 8 98

Pittsburgh Panthers Starters MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C D. Blair 17 3/11 0/0 0/0 10 3 0 1 2 6 PF S. Young 16 3/6 0/0 0/0 1 1 0 2 1 6 SF G. Brown 14 1/5 1/2 0/0 0 2 0 0 0 3 SG B. Wanamaker 15 2/8 1/4 1/2 0 2 0 1 1 6 PG L. Fields 16 1/1 1/1 0/0 1 1 0 1 3 3 Reserves MIN FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A REB AST STL BLK TO PTS F T. Biggs 20 4/7 0/0 1/1 6 0 1 1 2 9 F N. Robinson 23 1/5 0/3 2/2 2 0 1 0 4 4 G J. Dixon 9 1/6 0/2 0/0 0 0 1 0 3 2 G A. Gibbs 22 2/6 0/4 0/0 1 0 0 0 1 4 G T. Woodall 16 3/6 1/3 3/3 0 0 1 0 5 10 C G. McGhee 19 4/6 0/0 0/1 9 2 0 2 2 8 G T. Frye 7 0/1 0/1 0/0 1 1 0 0 0 0 PITT TOTALS 25/68 4/20 7/9 31 12 4 8 24 61

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It is inexplicable to me how I can use the same sliders the entire time and beat Pitt by 37 but lose to DePaul, South Florida, Providence and Delaware and beat Binghamton by 2. I'm thinking I'll tweak the user shooting percentages down a little but more and see how that goes.

[Ithacus]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhs_rizzo

Mike Rosario is a scoring machine. He leads the Big East in scoring in my dynasty at about 18 points per game.

Yeah, that's about what he is averaging for my Rutgers team right now. Thanks for reading!