Michigan State 88, Rutgers 79 - Box Score

NET #11

	H1	H2	OT	T
Michigan State	28	45	7	80
Rutgers	37	36	2	75

Rutgers

NET #134

	H1	H2	OT	T
Michigan State	28	45	7	80
Rutgers	37	36	2	75

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CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Michigan State

Rutgers

94%

✓ CorrectMargin: -19.4 predicted → -9 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

54.4%→ 56.1

eFG%

50.0 ←46.3%

14.2%→ 17.7

TO Rate

7.0 ←13.5%

37.9%

ORB%

32.1%

36.5%→ 31.6

FT Rate

41.1 ←39.2%

Michigan State

Predicted Actual

Rutgers

Preview

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Top Performers

Michigan State

Jeremy Fears Jr.33.6

PTS21REB3AST9

6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT, 8-9 FT

Carson Cooper30.6

PTS14REB13AST2BLK2

5-10 FG, 4-4 FT

Coen Carr26.1

PTS13REB8AST1BLK1

5-7 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-2 FT

Rutgers

Tariq FrancisMVP34.9

PTS23REB2AST1STL3BLK1

6-16 FG, 3-7 3PT, 8-8 FT

Jamichael Davis24.9

PTS13REB2AST5STL1

3-6 FG, 1-1 3PT, 6-8 FT

Dylan Grant21.8

PTS11REB4AST0STL2BLK1

4-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT

Hot Players

Divine UgochukwuMichigan State+159%

PTS

5.1 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

1.5 avg

75% FG 3-4

Harun ZrnoRutgers+107%

PTS

6.5 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

71% FG 5-7

Jamichael DavisRutgers+59%

PTS

7.2 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

2.5 avg

50% FG 3-6

Carson CooperMichigan State+48%

PTS

11.1 avg

REB

7.0 avg

AST

1.5 avg

50% FG 5-10

Jeremy Fears Jr.Michigan State+23%

PTS

15.0 avg

REB

2.4 avg

AST

9.4 avg

50% FG 6-12

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Michigan State88

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Carson Cooper	36	14	5-10	0-0	4-4	13	2	0	2	4
Jeremy Fears Jr.	35	21	6-12	1-4	8-9	3	9	0	0	3
Coen Carr	35	13	5-7	2-3	1-2	8	1	0	1	0
Jaxon Kohler	28	10	4-10	1-6	1-1	4	0	0	0	3
Divine Ugochukwu	28	9	3-4	3-4	0-0	6	6	0	1	1
Jordan Scott	25	7	2-6	1-3	2-2	4	0	1	0	0
Kur Teng	17	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Ward	11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	3
Denham Wojcik	4	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Fort	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brennan Walton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Sanders	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Walton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Glenn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse McCulloch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	80	28-57	8-22	16-18	42	18	1	4	14

Rutgers79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jamichael Davis	39	13	3-6	1-1	6-8	2	5	1	0	0
Darren Buchanan Jr.	35	14	5-11	1-4	3-5	1	1	2	0	1
Tariq Francis	34	23	6-16	3-7	8-8	2	1	3	1	0
Dylan Grant	33	11	4-7	1-2	2-2	4	0	2	1	0
Harun Zrno	31	14	5-7	4-6	0-0	3	1	0	0	2
Bryce Dortch	17	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Kaden Powers	10	0	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0
Emmanuel Ogbole	9	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Lino Mark	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Chris Nwuli	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Baye Fall	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Gevonte Ware	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Fradkin	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Denis Badalau	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorian Jones	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	75	23-56	10-24	19-23	17	11	8	2	5