Michigan State Spartans @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

17-2, 8-0 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Michigan St MSU	35	46	81
Rutgers RUTG	32	42	74

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsRutgersRUTG

10-10, 3-6 Big Ten

No. 8 Michigan State beats Rutgers 81-74 at MSG behind 20 points from Richardson

— Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State rolled to its 12th consecutive victory, beating Rutgers 81-74 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

Jan 25, 2025, 04:58 pm - AP

MSU

100%

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NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan	19-1	-	37-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	28-7
Michigan State	15-5	4	27-8
Illinois	15-5	4	28-9
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	30-9
UCLA	13-7	6	24-12
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	24-13
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-18
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-20
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20

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Michigan State Spartans @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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No. 8 Michigan State beats Rutgers 81-74 at MSG behind 20 points from Richardson

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