Led by 19 points from Derek Simpson, Rutgers basketball overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to secure an impressive 69-59 win at Michigan.
With the win, Rutgers is now 11-10 (3-7 Big Ten). Michigan falls to 7-15 (2-9 Big Ten).
Rutgers, despite some predictably poor shooting, got this important Big Ten road win by controlling the glass (40-32 rebounding edge) and turnovers (19 Michigan turnovers to just nine for Rutgers).
The win snaps a three-game losing streak and helps erase the bad taste from a 15-point midweek loss to Penn State at Jersey Mike’s Arena. It was also an impressive win given that Rutgers overcame a steep halftime deficit to outscore Michigan 39-20 in the second half.
The sophomore Simpson was 7-of-13 shooting including making two of his three attempts behind the arc. Showing some rust, guard Jeremiah Williams’ season debut saw him score 10 points (4-of-12 from the floor).
And it was a big-time game from big man Cliff Omoruyi, who had a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds) as he controlled the paint for Rutgers.
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