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Rutgers Men’s Basketball Turns the Garden Red for One Day

Rutgers beat Michigan State at Madison Square Garden, which had the feel of a home game for the improving Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers beat Michigan State, 61-55, on Saturday at Madison Square Garden after trailing in the second half.Credit...Rich Schultz/Getty Images

The bundled masses, dressed in Rutgers red, crossed the Hudson River — something that any true Jerseyite does begrudgingly, even when the temperature isn’t hovering in the single digits. They filed into Madison Square Garden on Saturday morning, filling the arena nearly up to the Harry Styles banner in the rafters.