It’s somewhat amazing that as Michigan basketball heads to Madison Square Garden to face Rutgers, it’s a huge game and not just for the Wolverines, for both teams.
In fact, it’s the Scarlet Knights that come into this matchup ranked, as the No. 25 team and just one out of first place in the Big Ten. Conversely, Michigan basketball is 3-6 in the league and has lost four of five games.
Steve Pikiell has Rutgers at 16-5 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten. Michigan, on the other hand, is 12-8 after a hot start and 3-6 in the league after star player Isaiah Livers missed five games due to injury.