Two terms that you usually do not hear together — defend home court and defense travels.
Both were true for the Scarlet Knights on Saturday afternoon.
With chants of “R-U” strong for 40 minutes, Rutgers held Michigan State to 34.5% shooting during a defensive-oriented 61-55 win at Madison Square Garden, a designated home game for the Scarlet Knights.
This victory will count as a Quad 2 win after the NCAA shared that it would count as a home game for Rutgers, rather than a Quad 1 win if it was a neutral-site game. Regardless, the Scarlet Knights move to 8-4 in the conference and now hold a two-game lead over the Spartans.