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No. 24 Rutgers Wrestling Downs No. 20 Michigan State 16-15 Friday Night

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No. 24 Rutgers Wrestling pulled out a big time conference win Friday night when they took out the No. 20 ranked Michigan State Spartans 16-15 in front of a raucous 3,622 fans at Jersey Mike’s Arena.

For Rutgers, the win represents their first in Big Ten action this year after they dropped their first two conference duals against No. 21 Indiana and No. 7 Ohio State.

The five to five match split saw both teams earn a major decision in the dual, so in theory the match should’ve been tied after heavyweight, but a boneheaded decision to throw the challenge brick at the official by Michigan State cost them a team point.