JoJo Lacey (27 points) and Destiny Adams (18) had strong games for Rutgers, but the duo didn’t get nearly enough help. Rutgers picked up the scoring late, but it was far too late. Another Michigan freshman, Te’Yala Delfosse, scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter.

After brief rough patches, the Michigan State and Michigan's women's basketball teams appear to be back on track.

Both Michigan basketball teams made small movements in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll. The Michigan men dropped one spot to No. 21. Since last week’s poll, they lost at Minnesota on Thursday and beat Northwestern at home on Sunday.

Tallying 20 points against Rutgers on Saturday, freshman guard Syla Swords' standout performance helped power Michigan to victory.

Michigan State takes down Illinois, Rutgers gets two victories and Purdue's win streak extends to seven games. How it all impacts the Big Ten power rankings.

Overcoming some shaky stretches in the first half on Saturday, the Wolverines’ freshmen delivered to give Michigan (13-5 overall, 4-3 Big Ten) an 87-71 win over Rutgers (8-11, 0-8), combining for 56 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists, while triggering scoring runs that kept the Scarlet Knights at arm’s length.

The Michigan women’s basketball team faced a gauntlet schedule to start the season. The Wolverines faced then-No. 1 South Carolina, then-No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 4 USC, No. 1 UCLA, and No. 9 Ohio State — all within their first 15 games.

While Rutgers has fallen short of its lofty goals to start the season, the group is playing inspired basketball in January Big Ten play.  Now at full strength,

No. 22-ranked Spartans had three players score in double figures while picking up 70-60 road win over Scarlet Knights.

The Rutgers women's basketball team (8-10) will hit the road to play Michigan (12-5) Saturday at 12 p.m. It will be freshman guard Kyomi McMiller's third game back after she missed two games. McMiller had a career-high 33 points in her return Sunday when Rutgers lost to Nebraska.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-10, 0-7 Big Ten) at Michigan Wolverines (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) Ann Arbor, Michigan; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Michigan faces Rutgers after Jordan Hobbs scored 22 ...

It's Rutgers vs Penn State on Monday night in a men's Big Ten college basketball clash on Peacock. Live coverage begins at 6:00PM ET. See below to find out how to live stream the game on Monday as well as additional information on how you can keep up with all of the Big Ten college basketball action this season.