1 Purdue last Sunday, while the Scarlet Knights routed Minnesota 90-55 on Wednesday. The Spartans have been recovering since a 77-61 road loss to No. Rutgers (15-7, 7-4) has blown out the Spartans in the past two meetings in Piscataway but gave up the home date when selected to play in New York.
The Spartans (14-8, 6-5) beat the Scarlet Knights 70-57 in the first meeting on Jan. The Michigan State Spartans head to Madison Square Garden to face Rutgers in the Big Ten's Super Saturday event.
