Model Predictions
| Model | Michigan State Spartans | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 86.4% | 13.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.5% | 34.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 79.0% | 21.0% | -7.3 | ✗ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 53.5% | 46.5% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Rutgers Scarlet Knights +6 (61-55). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Michigan State Spartans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Walker * | 35 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Joey Hauser * | 32 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| A.J. Hoggard * | 32 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Jaden Akins * | 26 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Mady Sissoko * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Malik Hall | 26 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Jaxon Kohler | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tre Holloman | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Pierre Brooks | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Carson Cooper | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Davis Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Mulcahy * | 37 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 8-12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | - |
| C. McConnell * | 36 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Clifford Omoruyi * | 35 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Cam Spencer * | 34 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| M. Mag * | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Derek Simpson | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Aundre Hyatt | 15 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Oskar Palmquist | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| D. Reiber | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Antwone Woolfolk | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jalen Miller | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter