Rutgers Scarlet Knights

5thin Big Ten · 12-18

Ugh, no.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights lost to the Michigan State Spartans

12-18 87 – 91

Ranked #8 · 25-5

Final · Thu, Mar 5

Game Details

Breslin Center (East Lansing) · 14,797 fans · FS1

Recap

No. 8 Michigan State beats Rutgers 91-87 before closing regular season at No. 3 Michigan

Jeremy Fears had 21 points and eight assists and Coen Carr also scored 21, helping No. 8 Michigan State hold off Rutgers 91-87 on Thursday night.

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Breslin Center · East Lansing

Line Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	30	57	87
MSU	31	60	91

Game Flow

RUTG MSU

H1H2

7-0Biggest Run11-0

4Largest Lead19

6 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Game Leaders

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Tariq Francis · 25Points
Tariq Francis · 5Assists
Emmanuel Ogbole · 6Rebounds

Michigan State Spartans

Coen Carr · 21Points
Jeremy Fears Jr. · 8Assists
Cam Ward · 9Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

Team Stats

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsMichigan State Spartans

Shooting

31-65, 48% Field Goals 31-53, 58%

10-18, 56% 3-Pointers 4-12, 33%

15-19, 79% Free Throws 25-30, 83%

Possessions

21 Rebounds 38

8 Offensive Rebounds 12

16 Assists 19

9 Steals 4

1 Blocks 7

8 Turnovers 15

21 Fouls 15

Scoring

34 Points in Paint 46

20 Fast Break Points 24

4 Largest Lead 19

Box Score

Rutgers Scarlet Knights ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
D. GrantF	3	6	0	24	1-8	0-2	1-2	2	1	1	2	4	0
E. OgboleC	13	6	0	20	6-7	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	3	3	5
L. MarkG	14	0	4	26	6-11	1-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	4
T. FrancisG	25	0	5	31	8-17	4-5	5-5	0	3	0	0	0	2
D. Buchanan Jr.G	9	5	3	35	3-8	1-3	2-3	0	1	0	1	4	2
Bench
C. NwuliF	6	0	0	17	1-1	1-1	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	5
H. ZrnoG	4	0	1	14	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
K. PowersG	11	1	2	15	4-7	3-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2
J. DavisG	2	3	1	18	0-3	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	1
D. BadalauF	DNP: Did not play
B. DortchF	DNP: Did not play
G. WareC	DNP: Did not play
B. FallC	DNP: Did not play
M. FradkinG	DNP: Did not play
D. JonesG	DNP: Did not play
Team	87	21	16		31-65	10-18	15-19	8	9	1	8	13	21

Michigan State Spartans ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. ScottF	5	2	2	29	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	0	2	1	1	1
J. KohlerF	15	7	2	29	6-11	1-4	2-2	2	1	0	1	6	0
C. CarrF	21	6	0	32	6-9	1-2	8-8	0	0	0	2	4	0
C. CooperC	14	6	0	29	4-6	0-0	6-8	2	0	2	2	4	2
J. Fears Jr.G	21	1	8	28	7-10	1-2	6-9	3	2	0	0	1	4
Bench
C. WardF	9	9	1	20	4-6	0-0	1-1	0	1	3	2	7	4
N. SandersG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. TengG	4	3	3	17	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	2	1	2
T. FortG	2	1	0	3	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0
D. WojcikG	0	0	3	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
C. WaltonF	DNP: Did not play
B. WaltonF	DNP: Did not play
J. McCullochF	DNP: Did not play
K. GlennF	DNP: Did not play
D. UgochukwuG	DNP: Did not play
Team	91	38	19		31-53	4-12	25-30	15	4	7	12	26	15

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