Michigan State Spartans @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
6-2, 1-0 Big Ten
78
6-2, 1-0 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 39 | 39 | 78 |
RUTG | 37 | 30 | 67 |
5-2, 0-1 Big Ten
67
5-2, 0-1 Big Ten
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Nick Ward made Jumper.
- Shaquille Doorson made Layup. Assisted by Eugene Omoruyi.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Peter Kiss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker made Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker made Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Henry made Layup.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Layup.
- Peter Kiss made Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Montez Mathis missed Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Issa Thiam missed Layup.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Three Point Jumper.
- Mamadou Doucoure missed Jumper.
- Kenny Goins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Peter Kiss made Dunk. Assisted by Issa Thiam.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
- Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shaq Carter missed Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Layup.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Layup.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Caleb McConnell made Layup.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Myles Johnson made Layup.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Issa Thiam missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
- Caleb McConnell made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Mamadou Doucoure missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Peter Kiss missed Jumper.
- Shaq Carter made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
- Caleb McConnell missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Peter Kiss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Dunk.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kenny Goins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Layup.
- Geo Baker missed Layup.
- Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ron Harper Jr. missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Montez Mathis missed Free Throw.
- Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
- Kenny Goins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Aaron Henry made Layup.
- Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
- Myles Johnson made Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Myles Johnson missed Jumper.
- Myles Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Myles Johnson missed Free Throw.
- Peter Kiss missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
- Kenny Goins missed Free Throw.
- Foster Loyer missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker missed Jumper.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Geo Baker made Jumper.
- Shaquille Doorson made Free Throw.
- Shaquille Doorson made Free Throw.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Shaquille Doorson made Dunk.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker made Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup.
- Issa Thiam made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montez Mathis.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
- Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
- Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Kenny Goins made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
- Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Layup.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper.
- Eugene Omoruyi made Dunk.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | RUTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Rutgers | 0 | 0 |
| 19:47 | | Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. | 0 | 2 |
| 19:21 | | Nick Ward made Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 19:07 | | Shaquille Doorson made Layup. Assisted by Eugene Omoruyi. | 2 | 4 |
| 18:54 | | Nick Ward missed Jumper. | 2 | 4 |
| 18:54 | | Eugene Omoruyi Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 4 |
| 18:39 | | Peter Kiss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker. | 2 | 7 |
| 18:25 | | Foul on Shaquille Doorson. | 2 | 7 |
| 18:25 | | Nick Ward missed Free Throw. | 2 | 7 |
| 18:25 | | Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound. | 2 | 7 |
| 18:25 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 3 | 7 |
| 18:00 | | Geo Baker missed Jumper. | 3 | 7 |
| 18:00 | | Eugene Omoruyi Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:41 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:41 | | Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 7 |
| 17:25 | | Cassius Winston made Jumper. | 5 | 7 |
| 17:25 | | Foul on Geo Baker. | 5 | 7 |
| 17:25 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 6 | 7 |
| 17:09 | | Geo Baker made Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:52 | | Foul on Myles Johnson. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:38 | | Joshua Langford missed Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:38 | | Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:28 | | Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:28 | | Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:20 | | Foul on Myles Johnson. | 6 | 10 |
| 16:20 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 7 | 10 |
| 16:20 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 8 | 10 |
| 15:55 | | Geo Baker made Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 13 |
| 15:54 | | Foul on Eugene Omoruyi. | 8 | 13 |
| 15:54 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 13 | |
| 15:38 | | Aaron Henry made Layup. | 10 | 13 |
| 15:08 | | Eugene Omoruyi made Jumper. | 10 | 15 |
| 15:01 | | Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 15 |
| 15:01 | | Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:56 | | Cassius Winston missed Layup. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:56 | | Mamadou Doucoure Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 15 |
| 14:46 | | Peter Kiss made Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 14:24 | | Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 14:24 | | Eugene Omoruyi Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 14:05 | | Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 14:05 | | Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 13:47 | | Nick Ward missed Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 13:47 | | Montez Mathis Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 13:22 | | Montez Mathis missed Jumper. | 10 | 18 |
| 13:22 | | Nick Ward Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 18 |
| 13:07 | | Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:32 | | Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:32 | | Rutgers Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:23 | | Issa Thiam missed Layup. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:23 | | Nick Ward Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:12 | | Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:12 | | Kyle Ahrens Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 |
| 12:06 | | Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston. | 16 | 18 |
| 11:45 | | Foul on Kyle Ahrens. | 16 | 18 |
| 11:45 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 18 | |
| 11:37 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper. | 16 | 18 |
| 11:37 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 18 |
| 11:13 | | Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry. | 18 | 18 |
| 11:13 | | Foul on Shaquille Doorson. | 18 | 18 |
| 11:13 | | Xavier Tillman made Free Throw. | 19 | 18 |
| 10:57 | | Eugene Omoruyi made Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:48 | | Foul on Nick Ward. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:48 | | Nick Ward Turnover. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:28 | | Mamadou Doucoure missed Jumper. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:28 | | Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:14 | | Kenny Goins missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:14 | | Rutgers Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 |
| 10:14 | | Foul on Aaron Henry. | 19 | 21 |
| 9:58 | | Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 21 |
| 9:58 | | Nick Ward Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 |
| 9:46 | | Cassius Winston missed Jumper. | 19 | 21 |
| 9:46 | | Issa Thiam Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 21 |
| 9:42 | | Peter Kiss made Dunk. Assisted by Issa Thiam. | 19 | 23 |
| 9:23 | | Foul on Geo Baker. | 19 | 23 |
| 9:23 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 20 | 23 |
| 9:23 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 21 | 23 |
| 9:00 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper. | 21 | 23 |
| 9:00 | | Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | Foul on Mamadou Doucoure. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | Nick Ward missed Free Throw. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:54 | | Eugene Omoruyi Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:28 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:28 | | Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:21 | | Foul on Kyle Ahrens. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:21 | | Kyle Ahrens Turnover. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:04 | | Eugene Omoruyi Turnover. | 23 | 23 |
| 8:04 | | Aaron Henry Steal. | 23 | 23 |
| 7:45 | | Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 23 |
| 7:45 | | Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 23 |
| 7:26 | | Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins. | 25 | 23 |
| 7:06 | | Caleb McConnell made Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 26 |
| 6:48 | | Joshua Langford made Jumper. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:31 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:31 | | Shaq Carter Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:21 | | Shaq Carter missed Jumper. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:21 | | Eugene Omoruyi Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:20 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Layup. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:20 | | Kenny Goins Block. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:20 | | Rutgers Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:19 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 26 | |
| 6:09 | | Ron Harper Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:09 | | Eugene Omoruyi Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:07 | | Foul on Joshua Langford. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:05 | | Peter Kiss missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 26 |
| 6:05 | | Michigan State Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 26 |
| 5:47 | | Joshua Langford made Layup. | 29 | 26 |
| 5:27 | | Foul on Aaron Henry. | 29 | 26 |
| 5:27 | | Ron Harper Jr. missed Free Throw. | 29 | 26 |
| 5:27 | | Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound. | 29 | 26 |
| 5:27 | | Ron Harper Jr. made Free Throw. | 29 | 27 |
| 5:15 | | Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 27 |
| 5:15 | | Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:45 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:45 | | Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:38 | | Eugene Omoruyi missed Jumper. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:38 | | Nick Ward Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:36 | | Foul on Eugene Omoruyi. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:36 | | Nick Ward missed Free Throw. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:36 | | Ron Harper Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 27 |
| 4:13 | | Caleb McConnell made Layup. | 29 | 29 |
| 4:05 | | Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 29 |
| 4:05 | | Myles Johnson Block. | 29 | 29 |
| 4:05 | | Michigan State Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 3:57 | | Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 29 |
| 3:57 | | Montez Mathis Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 29 |
| 3:46 | | Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. | 29 | 31 |
| 3:37 | | Foul on Caleb McConnell. | 29 | 31 |
| 3:37 | Official TV Timeout | 29 | 31 | |
| 3:37 | | Nick Ward missed Free Throw. | 29 | 31 |
| 3:37 | | Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound. | 29 | 31 |
| 3:37 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 30 | 31 |
| 3:26 | | Myles Johnson made Layup. | 30 | 33 |
| 3:09 | | Cassius Winston made Jumper. | 32 | 33 |
| 2:38 | | Issa Thiam missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 33 |
| 2:38 | | Myles Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 33 |
| 2:29 | | Myles Johnson Turnover. | 32 | 33 |
| 2:29 | | Joshua Langford Steal. | 32 | 33 |
| 2:09 | | Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston. | 34 | 33 |
| 2:03 | | Rutgers Timeout | 34 | 33 |
| 1:51 | | Foul on Cassius Winston. | 34 | 33 |
| 1:51 | | Caleb McConnell made Free Throw. | 34 | 34 |
| 1:51 | | Caleb McConnell made Free Throw. | 34 | 35 |
| 1:41 | | Joshua Langford missed Jumper. | 34 | 35 |
| 1:41 | | Caleb McConnell Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 35 |
| 1:25 | | Mamadou Doucoure missed Jumper. | 34 | 35 |
| 1:25 | | Gabe Brown Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 35 |
| 1:16 | | Cassius Winston made Jumper. | 36 | 35 |
| 0:51 | | Peter Kiss missed Jumper. | 36 | 35 |
| 0:51 | | Shaq Carter Offensive Rebound. | 36 | 35 |
| 0:51 | | Shaq Carter made Two Point Tip Shot. | 36 | 37 |
| 0:41 | | Michigan State Timeout | 36 | 37 |
| 0:21 | | Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. | 39 | 37 |
| 0:04 | | Caleb McConnell missed Jumper. | 39 | 37 |
| 0:04 | | Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound. | 39 | 37 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 39 | 37 | |
MSU @ RUTG Videos
Gritty hits half-court shot
Rutgers' Doorson rises for putback slam
Rutgers' Kiss gets free for two-handed slam
Game Information
Piscataway, NJ
Referee:Larry Scirotto
Referee:Courtney Green
Referee:Lewis Garrison
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
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|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 11-1 | - | 20-3 |
| Michigan | 10-1 | 0.5 | 20-1 |
| Nebraska | 9-2 | 1.5 | 20-2 |
| Michigan State | 9-3 | 2 | 19-4 |
| Purdue | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-4 |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
| UCLA | 8-4 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Iowa | 7-4 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Ohio State | 6-5 | 4.5 | 14-7 |
| USC | 6-6 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Indiana | 6-6 | 5 | 15-8 |
| Washington | 4-8 | 7 | 12-11 |
| Minnesota | 4-8 | 7 | 11-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-10 | 9 | 10-13 |
| Rutgers | 2-10 | 9 | 9-14 |
| Maryland | 1-9 | 9 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 1-10 | 9.5 | 10-12 |
| Oregon | 1-10 | 9.5 | 8-14 |
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