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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayRutgers87
Final
Thursday, March 5, 2026Breslin Student Events CenterAll Paterson sports
FinalFinalFS1Play by play
12T
RUTG305787
MSU316091
Final

Michigan State beats Rutgers 91-87

#8 Michigan State Spartans beat Rutgers Scarlet Knights 91-87 on Thursday at Breslin Center.

The second half made the difference: Michigan State outscored Rutgers 60-57.

Michigan State shot 58% to 48% and won the boards 38-21.

For Michigan State, Coen Carr (F): 21. For Rutgers, Tariq Francis (G): 25.

Michigan State improves to 25-5. Rutgers falls to 12-18.

Attendance: 14,797.

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

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#0
RUTG · PointsTariq Francis G25
#0
RUTG · AssistsTariq Francis G5
#21
RUTG · ReboundsEmmanuel Ogbole C6
#55
MSU · PointsCoen Carr F21
#1
MSU · AssistsJeremy Fears Jr. G8
#3
MSU · ReboundsCam Ward F9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
D. Grant F2431-80-21-260211240
E. Ogbole C20136-70-01-160210335
L. Mark G26146-111-11-204200004
T. Francis G31258-174-55-505030002
D. Buchanan Jr. G3593-81-32-353010142
C. Nwuli F1761-11-13-400000005
H. Zrno G1442-30-10-001010000
K. Powers G15114-73-40-012120012
J. Davis G1820-30-12-231000211
Team8731-6510-1815-19211689181321

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