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Michigan State Basketball: 3 bold predictions for Rutgers rematch

Michigan State forward Aaron Henry (0) dribbles against Rutgers guard Geo Baker (0) during the first half at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich., Tuesday Jan. 5, 2021.

Michigan State basketball finally gets back to action on Thursday night against Rutgers and it’ll be a tough test for the green and white.

No one thought Michigan State would be in a position to need a road win over Rutgers in late-January in order to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume, but here we are.

Michigan State is 8-4 overall with a 2-4 mark in Big Ten play and the Spartans are one second-half meltdown away from being 9-3 overall and 3-3 in conference action but they couldn’t seem to put away Purdue in the last game they played in mid-January.