No. 8 Michigan State led No. 16 Maryland by 9 factors with simply 5:24 remaining within the first half.
The Terrapins stormed again to tie the sport with underneath a minute remaining; then Tre Holloman occurred.
The win for Michigan State was its fourth straight, with three coming towards a ranked opponent, and it put the Spartans in sole possession of first place within the Massive Ten.
Holloman scored all 9 of his factors within the second half, together with the game-winner. His buzzer-beater from past half-court was his solely made three-point shot of the sport.
Jase Richardson was the one Michigan State participant in double figures, scoring 15 factors and gathering eight rebounds. Szymon Zapala was the subsequent closest to double digits with seven factors.
Maryland’s beginning 5 scores extra factors than some other beginning unit within the nation, and that continued Wednesday night time as its starters scored all 55 factors.
Rodney Rice led that group with 20 factors, adopted by Ja’Kobi Gillespie with 15 factors and Derik Queen with 10. Queen additionally collected 10 rebounds, giving him a double-double for the fifth straight sport.
Michigan State will now management its personal future in its quest for the Massive Ten common season championship.
A matchup towards in-state rival Michigan within the remaining sport of the season will greater than seemingly determine who wins the convention and earns the No. 1 seed within the Massive Ten match.
