How to watch Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Michigan Wolverines: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Rutgers vs. Michigan basketball game

By Scout Staff

Feb 1, 2025 at 9:00 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Michigan Wolverines @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Current Records: Michigan 15-5, Rutgers 11-10

How To Watch

When: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Jersey Mike's Arena -- Piscataway, New Jersey
TV: FOX
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $39.49

What to Know

We've got another exciting Big Ten matchup on schedule as the Michigan Wolverines and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are set to tip at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights have the home-court advantage, but the Wolverines are expected to win by 5.5 points.

Michigan will face Rutgers after failing to hit the over/under the oddsmakers set for them on Monday which, to be fair, was an imposing 160 points. Michigan managed a 76-72 victory over Penn State. The score was all tied up 35-35 at the break, but the Wolverines were the better team in the second half.

Among those leading the charge was Tre Donaldson, who went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points plus seven assists and four steals. He had some trouble finding his footing against Purdue last Friday, so this was a step in the right direction.

Northwestern typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Rutgers proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 79-72.

Ace Bailey was a one-man wrecking crew for Rutgers as he went 13 for 20 en route to 37 points plus six rebounds and three blocks. With that strong performance, Bailey is now averaging an impressive 20.7 points per game. Another player making a difference was Tyson Acuff, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points.

Michigan's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Rutgers, they now have a winning record of 11-10.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Michigan hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 83.2 points per game. However, it's not like Rutgers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 76.6. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Michigan was pulverized by Rutgers 82-52 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Michigan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.