It was an ugly showing at Madison Square Garden in New York for the Michigan State Spartans, who lost an ugly 61-55 game against Rutgers on Saturday afternoon.
The Spartans, who held a 31-23 lead early in the second half, lost all offensive rhythm, blowing a huge opportunity to win a conference game against a formidable opponent.
Michigan State and Rutgers were both horrific on offense in the first half, but the Spartans took a 25-19 lead into the break.
MSU started the second half with a strong showing, but it quickly went plunging downhill, and after a 9-0 Rutgers run to make a 40-37 MSU lead turn into a 46-40 lead, one they wouldn’t give up.
By the time the game was over, the Spartans finished with a woeful 34.5% field goal percentage on 20-for-58 shooting performance and a 4-of-21 (19%) 3-PT percentage.
Michigan State will look to bounce back at home against Maryland on Tuesday.
