In the feel good, home court game that Michigan State absolutely desperately needed, the Spartans ran the Rutgers Scarlet Knights off the court.
Michigan State used hot shooting from three, balanced scoring, and some lock down defense to secure this 70-57 win.
9 players for MSU played more than 10 minutes. No one played more than 32 minutes (more on that below). And five players scored in double digits. Even allowing Rutgers to absolutely dominate the rebounds (42-34, and even more terrifying 18-6 offensive rebounds) and second chance points, Michigan State’s defense shut down Rutgers outside scoring and controlled the pace of most of the game.