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01/26 03:43 CST No. 10 Michigan State visits Rutgers after Francis' 28-point
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No. 10 Michigan State visits Rutgers after Francis' 28-point outing
By The Associated Press
Michigan State Spartans (18-2, 8-1 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-11,
2-7 Big Ten)
Piscataway, New Jersey; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers hosts No. 10 Michigan State after Tariq Francis scored 28
points in Rutgers' 82-59 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers.
The Scarlet Knights are 8-4 in home games. Rutgers has a 5-7 record in games
decided by 10 or more points.
The Spartans are 8-1 in Big Ten play. Michigan State ranks second in the Big
Ten with 26.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Jaxon Kohler averaging 6.2.
Rutgers scores 69.7 points, 6.9 more per game than the 62.8 Michigan State
gives up. Michigan State has shot at a 47.9% rate from the field this season,
3.1 percentage points greater than the 44.8% shooting opponents of Rutgers have
averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Francis is averaging 15.9 points for the Scarlet Knights.
Darren Buchanan Jr. is averaging 8.6 points over the last 10 games.
Kohler is shooting 46.6% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game
for the Spartans, while averaging 13.2 points and 9.6 rebounds. Jeremy Fears
Jr. is shooting 47.6% and averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Scarlet Knights: 4-6, averaging 69.5 points, 31.9 rebounds, 10.1
assists, 6.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points per game.
Spartans: 9-1, averaging 81.7 points, 38.5 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 5.2 steals
and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
