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In a game that at times sent Madison Square Garden back to the chicken wire and peach basket era, the Spartans and Rutgers engaged in a nasty back-alley brawl that featured missed shot after missed shot almost all afternoon.

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That was before the Scarlet Knights used a clutch closing stretch from guard Paul Mulcahy, who scored 12 of his 17 points in the final 10 minutes to hand MSU a 61-55 defeat on Saturday.

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Mulcahy scored five straight points after the Spartans pulled within 46-44, including back-to-back layups in the final three minutes that proved to be a knockout punch in a game in which neither team sustained any rhythm or found any success shooting from long range.

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"There's a lot of reasons to complain about the offense and the turnovers, and I'll do that for the next couple of days."Tyson Walker had 12 points on 5-for-10 shooting to lead MSU (14-9, 6

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6 Big Ten which faces Maryland for the only time this season Tuesday night in East Lansing.

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Hoggard was 3-for-10 for eight points and committed five of the Spartans’ 14 turnovers.

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The Spartans did manage a 44-34 rebounding advantage, with Malik Hall grabbing 13, but the senior also made just one of nine shots to finish with four points.

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There's always something to learn from."Clifford Omoruyi had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Rutgers (16-7, 8-4), which won despite going 3-for-16 from 3-point range.

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