March 5, 2026
MICHIGAN STATE defeated RUTGERS 91-87 on March 5, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. MICHIGAN STATE won by a 4-point margin. Tariq Francis led all scorers with 25 points. MICHIGAN STATE shot 58.5% from the field while RUTGERS managed 47.7%. MICHIGAN STATE collected 35 rebounds and RUTGERS grabbed 21. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | * Coen Carr | 31:00 | 21 | 6/9 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 8/8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 0 | * Jaxon Kohler | 30:00 | 15 | 6/11 | 5/7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | * Jordan Scott | 29:00 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | * Carson Cooper | 29:00 | 14 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | * Jeremy Fears Jr | 28:00 | 21 | 7/10 | 6/8 | 1/2 | 6/9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Cam Ward | 19:00 | 9 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Kur Teng | 17:00 | 4 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Denham Wojcik | 12:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Trey Fort | 04:00 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nick Sanders | 01:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 91 | 31/53 | 27/41 | 4/12 | 25/30 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 114 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * Darren Buchanan | 35:00 | 9 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 0 | * Tariq Francis | 32:00 | 25 | 8/17 | 4/12 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | * Lino Mark | 26:00 | 14 | 6/11 | 5/10 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | * Dylan Grant | 24:00 | 3 | 1/8 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | * Emmanuel Ogbole | 19:00 | 13 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | Jamichael Davis | 17:00 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chris Nwuli | 17:00 | 6 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Harun Zrno | 15:00 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Kaden Powers | 15:00 | 11 | 4/7 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 87 | 31/65 | 21/47 | 10/18 | 15/19 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 89 |
* Players marked with * are starters.