Saturday, February 5
Piscataway, N.J.
4 PM
Rutgers
vs
Michigan State
Photo by: Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics
Feb 04 | Men's Basketball
Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena - (Piscataway, N.J.)
TV: FS1 (PXP: Dave Sims, Color: Donny Marshall)
Radio:Ā Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTCĀ 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM; PXP: JerryĀ ReccoĀ and Color: Austin Johnson)
WRSUĀ 88.7 FM RU Student Radio: Chris Tsakonas, Dylan Allen
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -Ā The Rutgers men's basketball team (12-9, 6-5) returns home from a two-game road trip to host the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Jersey Mike's Arena at 4:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.
The Scarlet Knights are looking to rebound from a (1-3) slide where the team's last three losses have come from a combined 13 points. RU is (10-2) at Jersey Mike's Arena this season and (38-7) at home during the last three seasons.
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The Rutgers men's basketball team erased a 24-point deficit to force overtime with a dunk from centerĀ Clifford OmoruyiĀ with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.
After a first half with 10 turnovers and 25 points, RU outscored Northwestern 45-27 in the second half to send the game to overtime at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday night.
In overtime, Northwestern made clutch free throws and timely stops to secure a 79-78 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Point guardĀ Geo BakerĀ had an uncharacteristic night where he did not score and turned the ball over with 28 seconds remaining in overtime with the Scarlet Knights trailing by one point.
Senior forwardĀ Ron Harper Jr.Ā had 16 points on (4-14) shooting. Harper Jr. fell just short of a pull up jumper with two seconds on the clock and the Scarlet Knights trailing by one point in overtime.
Junior point guardĀ Paul MulcahyĀ scored a career-high 31 points and willed the Scarlet Knights back into the game with contested layups around the basket and clutch shots from beyond the arc. Mulcahy had a career-high of ten field goals on just 13 shots, was (9-11) from the free throw line and (2-3) from three-point range. He played a career-high 44 minutes, grabbed seven boards, and had seven assists.
Scouting Michigan State
Senior forward Gabe Brown is the leading-scorer for the Spartans with 12.8 points-per-game on the season. He is shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 90.4 percent from the free throw line. Brown is averaging 4.5 rebounds and shoots 35.8 percent from three-point range. Forward Malik Hall is averaging 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22.3 minutes-per-game. He is shooting 57.2 percent from the field on the season.
Freshman guard Max Christie is one of the best underclassmen in the Big Ten Conference. He plays a team-high 31.2 minutes-per-game and is averaging 10.2 points on 40.6 percent shooting from the field.
Senior forward and seven-footer Marcus Bingham Jr. leads the team with 6.9 rebounds-per-game. Ā Bingham Jr. is averaging 9.6 points and shooting 56.5 percent from the field.
History with Michigan State
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The Scarlet Knights 67-37 victory over Michigan State last season on Jan. 28 at Jersey Mike's Arena marked the first-ever victory over Michigan State in program history. The margin of victory (+30) at the time was RU's largest-ever in a Big Ten game.
Rutgers held MSU to 28.6% shooting, tying for the lowest percentage ever against RU in a Big Ten game. It marked MSU's lowest scoring output since a loss at Iowa on Jan. 12, 2008.Ā Prior to last year's home victory, the Scarlet Knights had lost the last ten matchups against the Spartans.
Michigan State last time out
Junior forwardĀ Malik HallĀ hit a layup with 1.9 seconds left as Michigan State beat Maryland, 65-63, at the XFinity Center in College Park on Tuesday night.
HallĀ scored 16 points and had four rebounds to lead the Spartans, whileĀ redshirt senior forwardĀ Joey HauserĀ finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals and senior forwardĀ Marcus Bingham Jr. had 10 points and eight rebounds.
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Pikiell building RU success in the Big Ten
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The Scarlet Knights are off to a (6-5) start to the Big Ten slate at the midpoint of the conference schedule.
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Pikiell has led RU to a (27-24) Big Ten regular season record over the past 2 and a half seasons. Pikiell was (13-43) in his first three seasons building Rutgers in the conference. RU was just (16-76) in their first five years in the league.Ā
Student-athlete Scarlet Knights
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The Scarlet Knights continued to excel in the classroom in 2021-22. The team term GPA was 3.082 and the team cumulative GPA was 3.240.Ā Luke NathanĀ earned a perfect 4.0 in his graduate program courses.Ā Jalen Miller,Ā Oskar PalmquistĀ &Ā Logan StephensĀ earned Dean's List honors (3.50 term GPA w/12 or more credits). A total of 11 students (73% of roster) earned a term GPA of 3.00 or higher.Ā A total of 12 students (80% of roster) hold a cum GPA of 3.00 or higher. The success ofĀ Steve Pikiell's Scarlet Knights in the classroom is the best in RU's history.
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RU, Adidas honoring black excellence
Rutgers men's basketball and Adidas partnered up to create the Scarlet Knights "honoring black excellence" jerseys to commemorate Black History month.
out RU's jerseys that will be worn on Saturday below:
Jersey Mike's Arena - (Piscataway, N.J.)
TV: FS1 (PXP: Dave Sims, Color: Donny Marshall)
Radio:Ā Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTCĀ 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM; PXP: JerryĀ ReccoĀ and Color: Austin Johnson)
WRSUĀ 88.7 FM RU Student Radio: Chris Tsakonas, Dylan Allen
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -Ā The Rutgers men's basketball team (12-9, 6-5) returns home from a two-game road trip to host the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Jersey Mike's Arena at 4:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.
The Scarlet Knights are looking to rebound from a (1-3) slide where the team's last three losses have come from a combined 13 points. RU is (10-2) at Jersey Mike's Arena this season and (38-7) at home during the last three seasons.
RU last time outWE. ARE. TIED.
ā FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 2, 2022
What a play by @RutgersMBB š„ pic.twitter.com/waJKN1c36K
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The Rutgers men's basketball team erased a 24-point deficit to force overtime with a dunk from centerĀ Clifford OmoruyiĀ with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.
After a first half with 10 turnovers and 25 points, RU outscored Northwestern 45-27 in the second half to send the game to overtime at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday night.
In overtime, Northwestern made clutch free throws and timely stops to secure a 79-78 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Point guardĀ Geo BakerĀ had an uncharacteristic night where he did not score and turned the ball over with 28 seconds remaining in overtime with the Scarlet Knights trailing by one point.
Senior forwardĀ Ron Harper Jr.Ā had 16 points on (4-14) shooting. Harper Jr. fell just short of a pull up jumper with two seconds on the clock and the Scarlet Knights trailing by one point in overtime.
Junior point guardĀ Paul MulcahyĀ scored a career-high 31 points and willed the Scarlet Knights back into the game with contested layups around the basket and clutch shots from beyond the arc. Mulcahy had a career-high of ten field goals on just 13 shots, was (9-11) from the free throw line and (2-3) from three-point range. He played a career-high 44 minutes, grabbed seven boards, and had seven assists.
Scouting Michigan State
Senior forward Gabe Brown is the leading-scorer for the Spartans with 12.8 points-per-game on the season. He is shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 90.4 percent from the free throw line. Brown is averaging 4.5 rebounds and shoots 35.8 percent from three-point range. Forward Malik Hall is averaging 10.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22.3 minutes-per-game. He is shooting 57.2 percent from the field on the season.
Freshman guard Max Christie is one of the best underclassmen in the Big Ten Conference. He plays a team-high 31.2 minutes-per-game and is averaging 10.2 points on 40.6 percent shooting from the field.
Senior forward and seven-footer Marcus Bingham Jr. leads the team with 6.9 rebounds-per-game. Ā Bingham Jr. is averaging 9.6 points and shooting 56.5 percent from the field.
History with Michigan State
Ā
The Scarlet Knights 67-37 victory over Michigan State last season on Jan. 28 at Jersey Mike's Arena marked the first-ever victory over Michigan State in program history. The margin of victory (+30) at the time was RU's largest-ever in a Big Ten game.
Rutgers held MSU to 28.6% shooting, tying for the lowest percentage ever against RU in a Big Ten game. It marked MSU's lowest scoring output since a loss at Iowa on Jan. 12, 2008.Ā Prior to last year's home victory, the Scarlet Knights had lost the last ten matchups against the Spartans.
Michigan State last time out
Junior forwardĀ Malik HallĀ hit a layup with 1.9 seconds left as Michigan State beat Maryland, 65-63, at the XFinity Center in College Park on Tuesday night.
HallĀ scored 16 points and had four rebounds to lead the Spartans, whileĀ redshirt senior forwardĀ Joey HauserĀ finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals and senior forwardĀ Marcus Bingham Jr. had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Ā
Pikiell building RU success in the Big Ten
Ā
The Scarlet Knights are off to a (6-5) start to the Big Ten slate at the midpoint of the conference schedule.
Ā
Pikiell has led RU to a (27-24) Big Ten regular season record over the past 2 and a half seasons. Pikiell was (13-43) in his first three seasons building Rutgers in the conference. RU was just (16-76) in their first five years in the league.Ā
Student-athlete Scarlet Knights
Ā
The Scarlet Knights continued to excel in the classroom in 2021-22. The team term GPA was 3.082 and the team cumulative GPA was 3.240.Ā Luke NathanĀ earned a perfect 4.0 in his graduate program courses.Ā Jalen Miller,Ā Oskar PalmquistĀ &Ā Logan StephensĀ earned Dean's List honors (3.50 term GPA w/12 or more credits). A total of 11 students (73% of roster) earned a term GPA of 3.00 or higher.Ā A total of 12 students (80% of roster) hold a cum GPA of 3.00 or higher. The success ofĀ Steve Pikiell's Scarlet Knights in the classroom is the best in RU's history.
Ā
RU, Adidas honoring black excellence
Rutgers men's basketball and Adidas partnered up to create the Scarlet Knights "honoring black excellence" jerseys to commemorate Black History month.
out RU's jerseys that will be worn on Saturday below:
Take a look at the new uniforms for Saturday āā#GardenStatement š”āļø pic.twitter.com/DT4n0Db9l6
ā Rutgers Basketball š (@RutgersMBB) February 4, 2022
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