Michigan State leads the all-time series with Rutgers, 4-0, including a 2-0 advantage in Piscataway, having won last season at The RAC in the first meeting between the Spartans and Scarlet Knights as conference opponents.
Senior guard Bryn Forbes set a Big Ten record, knocking down 11 3-point field goals after entering the matchup as the nation’s leader in 3-point percentage (.500). The 11 made 3’s broke the record of 10 set by Chris Hill on Feb. 23, 2003, against Syracuse. Hill finished 10-of-18 against the Orange, while Forbes went 11-of-16. Ohio State's Jon Diebler also had 10 3-pointers in a single game against Penn State on March 11, 2011.