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Simpson scores 19, Rutgers rallies from 15-point deficit to beat Michigan 69-59

AP
Feb 03, 2024

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Derek Simpson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half and Rutgers rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat Michigan 69-59 on Saturday.

Simpson hit a 3-pointer at the seven-minute to spark an 18-2 run to end the game. Simpson scored eight points while the Wolverines were 1-for-9 shooting during the stretch.

Rutgers won for the first time at the Crisler Center. Rutgers lost the first 16 matchups but has won the last three. That includes a 62-50 win in the opening game of the Big Ten tournament last season.

It was the 11th straight game Michigan was outscored after halftime. The Wolverines led 39-30 at the break.

Mawot Mag and Clifford Omoruyi scored 15 points apiece for Rutgers (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten Conference). Jeremiah Williams added 10 points.

Olivier Nkamhoua scored 14 points to lead Michigan (7-15, 2-9), which has lost five straight and 10 of its last 11 games. Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points and Dug McDaniel scored 10.

Nkamhoua and Reed each scored 10 points and McDaniel chipped in with eight in the first half for Michigan. Mag scored 11 first-half points for Rutgers. The Wolverines opened the second half with an 8-2 spurt and led 47-32 with 17 minutes to play.

The victory marks Steve Pikiell’s 128th win as coach of Rutgers, tying Bob Wenzel for the third-most in the program.

Michigan shot 56% (14 of 25) in the first half but cooled to 32% (9 of 28) in the second.

Rutgers plays at Maryland on Tuesday. Michigan hosts sixth-ranked Wisconsin on Wednesday.

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
30
MICH
Wolverines
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wolverines gains possession)
19:34		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
19:32		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
19:12		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Clifford Omoruyi's two point jump shot
19:10		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
18:56		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot
18:54		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
18:46		Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
18:46	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:46	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:40	+3	Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	2-3
18:17		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point jump shot
18:15		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
18:09	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot	2-6
17:48		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
17:46		Olivier Nkamhoua defensive rebound
17:35		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
17:33		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
17:26	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup	2-8
17:01		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
16:59		Wolverines defensive rebound
16:36		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:34		Olivier Nkamhoua offensive rebound
16:33	+2	Olivier Nkamhoua makes two point layup	2-10
16:11		Jamichael Davis offensive foul
16:11		Jamichael Davis turnover (offensive foul)
16:02		Nimari Burnett turnover (bad pass) (Gavin Griffiths steals)
15:56	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	4-10
15:31		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
15:29		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup	4-12
15:09		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Gavin Griffiths's two point layup
15:09		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
15:09		TV timeout
14:57		Terrance Williams II blocks Austin Williams's two point layup
14:55		Austin Williams offensive rebound
14:50		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:48		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
14:36		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
14:34		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
14:09		Aundre Hyatt misses two point jump shot
14:07		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
13:55	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Olivier Nkamhoua assists)	4-14
13:55		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
13:47		Olivier Nkamhoua shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
13:47		Clifford Omoruyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:47	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-14
13:26		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
13:24		Austin Williams defensive rebound
13:18		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
13:16		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
12:58		Dug McDaniel misses two point layup
12:56		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	7-14
12:20		Terrance Williams II turnover (bad pass)
12:09		Austin Williams misses two point layup
12:07		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
12:01		Austin Williams personal foul
11:50		Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
11:48		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	9-14
11:25	+3	Will Tschetter makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	9-17
10:59		Jeremiah Williams turnover (lost ball) (Olivier Nkamhoua steals)
10:55		Tray Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Mawot Mag steals)
10:52		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
10:52		Wolverines defensive rebound
10:52		TV timeout
10:34		Tray Jackson misses two point jump shot
10:32		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:07		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
10:05		Olivier Nkamhoua defensive rebound
9:56	+3	Tray Jackson makes three point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists)	9-20
9:30	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Jamichael Davis assists)	11-20
9:14		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
9:12		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
8:50		Will Tschetter shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
8:50		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:50	+1	Jamichael Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-20
8:38		Will Tschetter offensive foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
8:38		Will Tschetter turnover (offensive foul)
8:31		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive foul (Jaelin Llewellyn draws the foul)
8:31		Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (offensive foul)
8:22		Jaelin Llewellyn turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
8:18	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	14-20
8:01	+3	Jaelin Llewellyn makes three point jump shot (Tray Jackson assists)	14-23
7:46		Mawot Mag turnover (double dribble)
7:46		TV timeout
7:33		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (traveling)
7:11		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
7:09		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
7:04	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	16-23
6:55		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
6:37		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Mawot Mag's two point layup
6:35		Tray Jackson defensive rebound
6:28		Olivier Nkamhoua turnover (bad pass) (Mawot Mag steals)
6:05		Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (traveling)
5:52	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot	16-25
5:32		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
5:30		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
5:26		Terrance Williams II turnover (traveling)
5:12		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
5:10		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
5:02		Noah Fernandes personal foul
4:58	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	16-27
4:32	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	18-27
4:17	+3	Olivier Nkamhoua makes three point jump shot	18-30
3:58	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	20-30
3:58		Dug McDaniel shooting foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-30
3:36		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
3:36	+1	Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-31
3:36	+1	Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-32
3:17		Jeremiah Williams turnover (bad pass)
3:08		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
2:59		Olivier Nkamhoua turnover (bad pass) (Mawot Mag steals)
2:49		Gavin Griffiths misses two point jump shot
2:47		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
2:40		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
2:38		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	23-32
2:26		Gavin Griffiths shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-33
2:24	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 3	23-34
2:24	+1	Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-35
2:16		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup
2:14		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point jump shot	25-35
1:39		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
1:39		Terrance Williams II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:39		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:15	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Jamichael Davis assists)	28-35
1:01		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive foul
1:01		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
0:50	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mawot Mag assists)	30-35
0:14	+2	Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot	30-37
0:06		Derek Simpson turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Williams II steals)
0:02	+2	Olivier Nkamhoua makes two point dunk (Terrance Williams II assists)	30-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
39
MICH
Wolverines
20

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Mawot Mag turnover (bad pass)
19:21		Mawot Mag blocks Olivier Nkamhoua's two point jump shot
19:19		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
19:09		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
19:07		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
18:46		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
18:44		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
18:29		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
18:27		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
18:21	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	32-39
18:03	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)	32-41
17:48		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
17:46		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
17:40	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot	32-44
17:37		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
17:37		TV timeout
17:25		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
17:23		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
17:16		Clifford Omoruyi misses two point layup
17:14		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
17:02	+2	Olivier Nkamhoua makes two point layup (Tarris Reed Jr. assists)	32-46
17:02		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Olivier Nkamhoua draws the foul)
17:02	+1	Olivier Nkamhoua makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-47
16:36	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	34-47
16:10		Olivier Nkamhoua misses two point jump shot
16:08		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
16:00		Terrance Williams II blocks Jeremiah Williams's two point layup
15:58		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
15:45		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
15:43		Olivier Nkamhoua defensive rebound
15:38		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
15:36		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
15:30	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	36-47
15:08		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
15:06		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Mawot Mag makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	38-47
14:58		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
14:58		TV timeout
14:57		Gavin Griffiths misses three point jump shot
14:55		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
14:53		Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Emmanuel Ogbole draws the foul)
14:53		Emmanuel Ogbole misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:53	+1	Emmanuel Ogbole makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-47
14:26		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
14:24		Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound
14:17		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
14:15		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
14:11		Emmanuel Ogbole misses two point layup
14:09		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
14:02		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive foul (Aundre Hyatt draws the foul)
13:43		Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
13:43		Gavin Griffiths misses two point jump shot
13:41		Wolverines defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	39-49
13:02		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
13:00		Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup	39-51
12:22	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point jump shot	41-51
11:54		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
11:52		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	43-51
11:48		TV timeout
11:19		Nimari Burnett offensive foul
11:19		Nimari Burnett turnover (offensive foul)
11:10	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	45-51
10:47		Jeremiah Williams blocks Jaelin Llewellyn's three point jump shot
10:45		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:30	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Derek Simpson assists)	47-51
10:05	+2	Nimari Burnett makes two point dunk (Olivier Nkamhoua assists)	47-53
9:48		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
9:46		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
9:40	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup	49-53
9:23	+2	Will Tschetter makes two point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists)	49-55
9:02	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	51-55
8:43		Olivier Nkamhoua turnover (bad pass)
8:20		Jamichael Davis misses two point layup
8:18		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
8:03		Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
8:01		Dug McDaniel offensive rebound
7:53		Tray Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:51		Mawot Mag defensive rebound
7:38		Mawot Mag misses three point jump shot
7:36		Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Olivier Nkamhoua makes two point jump shot	51-57
6:57	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot	54-57
6:53		Wolverines 30 second timeout
6:53		TV timeout
6:42		Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
6:40		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
6:40		Derek Simpson personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
6:40		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Jaelin Llewellyn draws the foul)
6:22		Olivier Nkamhoua misses two point layup
6:20		Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
6:20		Jump ball. Tarris Reed Jr. vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Tarris Reed Jr. gains possession)
6:20		Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation)
5:58		Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Jeremiah Williams's two point layup
5:56		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
5:55		Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-57
5:55	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-57
5:28		Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot
5:26		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
5:19		Aundre Hyatt misses three point jump shot
5:17		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
5:02		Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point layup
5:00		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
4:52		Jeremiah Williams misses two point layup
4:50		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point jump shot	58-57
4:40		Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-57
4:32		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
4:30		Aundre Hyatt defensive rebound
4:14		Derek Simpson misses two point jump shot
4:14		Mawot Mag offensive rebound
4:14		Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Mawot Mag draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
4:14	+1	Mawot Mag makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-57
3:53		Olivier Nkamhoua turnover (lost ball) (Aundre Hyatt steals)
3:49	+2	Aundre Hyatt makes two point layup (Jeremiah Williams assists)	63-57
3:37		Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Jamichael Davis steals)
3:09	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Jeremiah Williams assists)	65-57
2:46	+2	Olivier Nkamhoua makes two point jump shot	65-59
2:27	+2	Jamichael Davis makes two point layup	67-59
2:26		Dug McDaniel shooting foul (Jamichael Davis draws the foul)
2:26		TV timeout
2:26		Jamichael Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:26		Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
2:06		Mawot Mag personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
2:06		Aundre Hyatt personal foul
2:03		Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot
2:01		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
1:41		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
1:39		Olivier Nkamhoua defensive rebound
1:34		Olivier Nkamhoua turnover (lost ball)
1:34		Aundre Hyatt turnover (bad pass)
1:26		Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
1:24		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
0:55		Mawot Mag misses two point jump shot
0:53		Olivier Nkamhoua defensive rebound
0:41		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Terrance Williams II's two point layup
0:39		Jamichael Davis defensive rebound
0:36		Olivier Nkamhoua personal foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-59
0:36	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-59
0:36		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
0:28		Olivier Nkamhoua misses two point jump shot
0:26		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound