Michigan State Spartans vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Jan 27, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
MSU	28	45	15	88
RUTG	37	36	6	79

Game Recap

Jeremy Fears scores career-high 29 as No. 7 Michigan State outlasts Rutgers 88-79 in OT. Jeremy Fears scored 27 of his career-high 29 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 7 Michigan State outlasted Rutgers 88-79 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	29	4-10	1-6	3-3	4	0	0	0	3	2	12
55Coen Carr	35	5-7	2-3	1-2	8	1	0	1	0	3	13
15Carson Cooper	37	5-10	0-0	2-2	14	2	0	2	4	1	12
99Divine Ugochukwu	29	3-4	3-4	0-0	6	6	0	1	1	4	9
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	36	6-12	1-4	16-17	4	9	0	0	3	4	29
6Jordan Scott	26	2-6	1-3	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	3	7
3Cam Ward	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	2	0
2Kur Teng	17	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
9Trey Fort	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Denham Wojcik	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	28-5749.1%	8-2236.4%	24-2692.3%	44	18	1	4	14	19	88

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Dylan Grant	34	4-7	1-2	2-2	4	0	2	1	0	5	11
21Emmanuel Ogbole	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
3Kaden Powers	10	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
1Jamichael Davis	40	4-8	1-1	6-8	2	5	1	0	0	1	15
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	36	5-11	1-4	3-5	1	1	2	0	1	1	14
4Bryce Dortch	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
11Chris Nwuli	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Harun Zrno	32	6-10	4-8	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	16
2Lino Mark	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
0Tariq Francis	34	6-17	3-8	8-8	2	1	3	1	0	5	23
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	10-2737.0%	19-2382.6%	19	11	8	2	5	21	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSURUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State.
(19:31) Kaden Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:29) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:12) Jaxon Kohler makes driving layup.
20
+3 (18:43) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
23
(18:25) Coen Carr misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:25) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(18:25) Foul on Kaden Powers.
(18:17) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
+1 (18:17) Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (18:17) Carson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
43
(17:57) Emmanuel Ogbole misses 10-foot hook shot.
(17:54) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
(17:53) Dylan Grant Steal.
(17:51) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
+1 (17:51) Dylan Grant makes free throw 1 of 2.
44
+1 (17:51) Dylan Grant makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
(17:20) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 14-foot step back jumpshot.
(17:18) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(17:06) Emmanuel Ogbole misses layup.
(17:04) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(16:54) Jaxon Kohler misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:52) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(16:38) Kaden Powers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:36) Jeremy Fears Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:30) Divine Ugochukwu misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:28) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:08) Dylan Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Powers assists).
48
(15:51) Carson Cooper bad pass turnover.
(15:51) Dylan Grant Steal.
(15:44) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(15:42) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:34) Divine Ugochukwu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
78
(15:07) Kaden Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Foul on Dylan Grant.
+1 (14:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
88
+1 (14:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
98
(14:18) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:15) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:00) Tariq Francis Steal.
+3 (13:33) Harun Zrno makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
911
(13:16) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
(13:00) Cam Ward traveling turnover.
+2 (12:36) Harun Zrno makes driving layup.
913
+2 (12:19) Denham Wojcik makes layup (Carson Cooper assists).
1113
(12:09) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:48) Kur Teng makes 20-foot jumper (Carson Cooper assists).
1313
+3 (11:15) Tariq Francis makes 23-foot three point jumper.
1316
(11:00) Cam Ward misses 11-foot jumper.
(10:58) Kur Teng Offensive Rebound.
(10:44) Jordan Scott misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:42) Jordan Scott Offensive Rebound.
(10:36) Cam Ward bad pass turnover.
(10:36) Tariq Francis Steal.
+3 (10:26) Tariq Francis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Harun Zrno assists).
1319
(10:02) Carson Cooper misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(10:00) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:46) Tariq Francis makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
1321
(9:30) Foul on Chris Nwuli.
+3 (9:16) Jaxon Kohler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
1621
(8:51) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:47) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:44) Coen Carr makes 3-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
1821
+2 (8:34) Dylan Grant makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
1823
(8:24) Jaxon Kohler misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:22) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
(8:10) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:08) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Harun Zrno bad pass turnover.
(7:18) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 14-foot jumper.
(7:15) Lino Mark Defensive Rebound.
(6:53) Chris Nwuli misses 10-foot jumper.
(6:53) Carson Cooper Block.
(6:48) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(6:39) Carson Cooper misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:35) Chris Nwuli Defensive Rebound.
(6:21) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
(6:11) Harun Zrno misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
(5:51) Jaxon Kohler turnover.
(5:34) Foul on Cam Ward.
+2 (5:32) Tariq Francis makes layup (Jamichael Davis assists).
1825
(5:16) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(5:16) Jamichael Davis Steal.
(5:16) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+3 (5:00) Harun Zrno makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
1828
(4:36) Carson Cooper misses layup.
(4:34) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Foul on Cam Ward.
(4:21) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:21) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:21) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1829
(4:12) Divine Ugochukwu bad pass turnover.
(4:12) Tariq Francis Steal.
(4:08) Jamichael Davis misses driving layup.
(4:08) Divine Ugochukwu Block.
(4:04) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(3:52) Carson Cooper traveling turnover.
(3:23) Tariq Francis misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Kur Teng misses 15-foot jumper.
(2:57) Divine Ugochukwu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:48) Jordan Scott makes 25-foot three point jumper (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
2129
(2:15) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:13) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
+1 (2:06) Jordan Scott makes free throw 1 of 2.
2229
+1 (2:04) Jordan Scott makes free throw 2 of 2.
2329
+2 (1:51) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2331
(1:34) Carson Cooper bad pass turnover.
(1:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. Steal.
(1:34) Foul on Coen Carr.
+1 (1:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2332
+1 (1:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2333
(1:08) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:06) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes layup (Kaden Powers assists).
2335
+3 (0:33) Coen Carr makes 25-foot three point jumper (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
2635
(0:13) Foul on Jordan Scott.
+1 (0:13) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2636
+1 (0:13) Tariq Francis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2637
(0:02) Carson Cooper misses layup.
(0:02) Tariq Francis Block.
(0:02) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Carson Cooper makes layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
2837

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

MSU

RUTG

88Points79

28-57(49.1%)Field Goal(%)25-62(40.3%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

24-26(92.3%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

45(13)Rebounds(Offensive)22(6)

18Assists11

1Steals8

4Blocks2

15Turnovers5

19(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

9Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: FS1

spread: MSU -14.5

over/under: 138.5