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Spartans Lose Road Game to No. 14 Maryland, 75-59
1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Branden Dawson had a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds, but the Spartans fell to No. 14 Maryland 75-59 on Saturday.
In this one, Maryland (17-2, 5-1) sank 11 3-pointers and limited the Spartans (12-6, 3-2) to 3-for-17 shooting from beyond the arc. The Spartans shot 46% from the field.
Travis Trice, who came with a Spartans-leading average of 14.3 points per game, finished with five on 2-for-8 shooting. Another factor: Maryland went 20 for 22 at the foul line and Michigan State was 4 for 13.
Michigan State had won three straight since its home loss to Maryland.
Freshman Melo Trimble scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half, as Maryland gained sole possesion of first place in the Big Ten.
Trimble made five 3-pointers to stake the Terrapins to a 40-26 halftime lead, and the margin swelled to 20 with 10 minutes left. It was a sharp contrast to the first meeting between the teams, a double-overtime thriller on Dec. 30.
After Michigan State used an 8-0 spurt to take a 10-5 lead, Layman scored seven straight points and Trimble followed with 13 in a row during a 22-6 run that put the Terrapins up 27-16.
Maryland made only one more basket than the Spartans in the first half but went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc and 8 for 8 at the foul line. Michigan State missed all four of its 3-point tries and made only two free throws.
Dawson played without a brace above his left hand for the first time since he fractured his wrist Dec. 17 against Eastern Michigan. He missed games on Dec. 20 and 22 before returning with a brace against the Terps.
Matt Costello scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds for Michigan State.
The Spartans look to rebound when they host Penn State on Wednesday.
