The Michigan State Spartans have not had much success at Madison Square Garden in recent seasons. The Spartans will have to put that behind them to extend their 11-game win-streak against Rutgers on Saturday.

The Spartans beat Rutgers for 12 straight wins Saturday at Madison Square Garden with big contributions from Jase Richardson and Coen Carr.

A scarlet-clad crowd of roughly 16,000 fans crammed into Madison Square Garden on Saturday while another few million tuned into the national broadcast on CBS. Diehard fans and curious observers alike tuned into the monster matchup between Rutgers’ five-star freshmen and Michigan State,

Tom Izzo and No. 8 Michigan State basketball has two demons to try and conquer Saturday — a talented Rutgers squad and the Madison Square Garden aura.

After a win for Michigan State basketball over Rutgers in the hallowed grounds of Madison Square Garden, the red-hot Spartans continued their surge up the polls, moving up in the Coaches Poll to No. 7. This is the same spot as the AP Poll has them listed as well.

The Michigan State women’s team (17-3, 7-2) jumped five spots to No. 16 in the new rankings after a pair of wins last week – 82-61 against Penn State and 88-58 at Michigan on Saturday. The Spartans have won five straight and are just one spot below their highest ranking of the season.

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NEW YORK. (WILX) - No. 8 Michigan State men’s basketball just continues to roll with the Spartans’ 12 straight victory with an 81-74 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. MSU now improves to 8-0 in conference play and remain at the top of the Big Ten standings.

Rutgers top freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey lead the Scarlet Knights against No. 8 Michigan State in Big Ten basketball action, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Madison Square Garden. Harper suffered an apparent ankle injury and did not play much in the second half.

No. 8 Michigan State will put its 11-game winning streak on the line Saturday, when it faces a supremely talented Rutgers team in a Big Ten battle at Madison Square Garden. The Spartans' surge dates back to a Nov.

NEW YORK — Things have gone from bad to worse for Rutgers basketball.

WOMEN'S GAMES:MSU women's basketball dominated Michigan, 88-58 ... MSU improved to 5-17 all-time at Madison Square Garden, and Izzo is now 5-13 there. It was the Spartans' first win at at the ...