Monday, January 21
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 PM ET
Michigan State University
69
vs
55
Maryland
1
2
F
Maryland
20
35
55
Michigan St.
31
38
69
Five in Double Figures Guides No. 6 Spartans Past No. 13 Maryland
1/21/2019 9:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Winston dishes out seven assists and scores 14 points in the win.
East Lansing, Mich. – Junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 14 points and handed out seven assists, leading five players in double figures as No. 6 Michigan State pulled away for a 69-55 win over No. 13 Maryland on Monday night at the Breslin Center.
Redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) finished with a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, freshman Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored a career-high 12 points, senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 10 points, three rebounds and three assists and sophomore forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) tallied 10 points, three rebounds and five blocked shots.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 12-straight games and 17 of its last 18 overall, improves to 17-2 overall and 8-0 in the Big Ten, while Maryland falls to 17-4 overall and 7-2 in league play. The win was Michigan State's 20th-straight conference win dating back to last season, extending its school record for conference wins.
Summary
* Leading by 11 points, 31-20, at halftime, Michigan State used a 17-6 burst over the opening 4:32 of the second half and took a 48-36 lead on a 3-pointer from Goins at the 15:28 mark.
* Maryland would cut the lead back 54-42 on a dunk from Jalen Smith, but Tillman hit a pair of free throws and Henry hit a jumper, pushing the lead back to 16 points, 58-42, with 8:56 to play.
* The Terrapins again cut the lead to 11 points, 61-50, on a 3-pointer from Darryl Morsell with 5:42 remaining, but the Spartans scored eight-straight points and took a 69-50 lead on a jumper from Henry with 3:44 left.
* The Spartans had gone into the half with a 31-20 lead, with senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) leading the way with eight points.
* After missing the first six shots of the game, MSU responded with a 15-2 run over a span of five minutes and took an 18-6 lead after back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville0 and redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott).
* Maryland chipped away and tied the game at 20-all on a jumper from Jalen Smith at the 4:22 mark.
* The Spartans answered back, holding the Terps scoreless over the final 4:22 and using an 11-0 run, took a 31-20 lead on a layup from Goins with 40 seconds left.
Key Stats
* After shooting only 38.2 percent from the floor in the first half (13-of-34), MSU connected on 55.6 percent of its second half shots (15-of-27).
* Henry scored a career-high 12 points, including 10 in the second half.
* The Spartans out-rebounded Maryland, 40-38, and scored 36 points in the paint.
* MSU committed only nine turnovers and scored 14 points off of 12 Maryland turnovers.
* The Spartans held Maryland to 34.4 percent shooting from the floor (21-of-61).
Notes
* Michigan State held its opponent to 60 points or fewer for the eighth time this season, including four times in conference play.
* Michigan State has held 14 opponents to 70 or fewer points this season.
* No opponent has shot above 50 percent against the Spartans this year and it was the 15th time this season MSU held its opponent below 40 percent.
* Winston scored in double figures for the 18th time this season and the 51st time of his career.
* Winston led Michigan State in scoring for the ninth time this season and handed out at least six assists for the 14th time.
* He has scored 1,020 points in 89 career games, an 11.5 points per game average.
* Winston handed out seven assists, his 14th game this season with at least six.
* He has now handed out 560 assists in his career.
* Goins registered his third double-double of the season and his 10th game with at least 10 rebounds.
* Goins has grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the third-straight game. He is the first MSU player to grab at least 10 rebounds in three-straight games since Matt Costello did so during the 2015-16 season (at Wisconsin, Jan. 17, 2016; vs. Nebraska, Jan. 20, 2016; vs. Maryland, Jan. 23, 2016).
* Tillman scored in double figures for the eighth-straight game.
* Tillman blocked a career high five shots; he was the first MSU player with at least five blocks since Jaren Jackson Jr. against Illinois on Feb. 20, 2018.
* McQuaid scored in double figures for the eighth time this season and the 22nd of his career.
* Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 18th time this season (16-1).
* Michigan State handed out 21 assists, the 10th time this season with at least 20.
Up Next
Michigan State hits the road for a pair of games, starting at Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 24 (7 p.m. ET). The game will air live on FS1, with Tim Brando calling the play-by-play and Bill Raftery as the color analyst.
Redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott) finished with a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, freshman Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored a career-high 12 points, senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 10 points, three rebounds and three assists and sophomore forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) tallied 10 points, three rebounds and five blocked shots.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 12-straight games and 17 of its last 18 overall, improves to 17-2 overall and 8-0 in the Big Ten, while Maryland falls to 17-4 overall and 7-2 in league play. The win was Michigan State's 20th-straight conference win dating back to last season, extending its school record for conference wins.
Summary
* Leading by 11 points, 31-20, at halftime, Michigan State used a 17-6 burst over the opening 4:32 of the second half and took a 48-36 lead on a 3-pointer from Goins at the 15:28 mark.
* Maryland would cut the lead back 54-42 on a dunk from Jalen Smith, but Tillman hit a pair of free throws and Henry hit a jumper, pushing the lead back to 16 points, 58-42, with 8:56 to play.
* The Terrapins again cut the lead to 11 points, 61-50, on a 3-pointer from Darryl Morsell with 5:42 remaining, but the Spartans scored eight-straight points and took a 69-50 lead on a jumper from Henry with 3:44 left.
* The Spartans had gone into the half with a 31-20 lead, with senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) leading the way with eight points.
* After missing the first six shots of the game, MSU responded with a 15-2 run over a span of five minutes and took an 18-6 lead after back-to-back 3-pointers from freshman forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville0 and redshirt senior Kenny Goins (Troy, Mich./Warren Mott).
* Maryland chipped away and tied the game at 20-all on a jumper from Jalen Smith at the 4:22 mark.
* The Spartans answered back, holding the Terps scoreless over the final 4:22 and using an 11-0 run, took a 31-20 lead on a layup from Goins with 40 seconds left.
Key Stats
* After shooting only 38.2 percent from the floor in the first half (13-of-34), MSU connected on 55.6 percent of its second half shots (15-of-27).
* Henry scored a career-high 12 points, including 10 in the second half.
* The Spartans out-rebounded Maryland, 40-38, and scored 36 points in the paint.
* MSU committed only nine turnovers and scored 14 points off of 12 Maryland turnovers.
* The Spartans held Maryland to 34.4 percent shooting from the floor (21-of-61).
Notes
* Michigan State held its opponent to 60 points or fewer for the eighth time this season, including four times in conference play.
* Michigan State has held 14 opponents to 70 or fewer points this season.
* No opponent has shot above 50 percent against the Spartans this year and it was the 15th time this season MSU held its opponent below 40 percent.
* Winston scored in double figures for the 18th time this season and the 51st time of his career.
* Winston led Michigan State in scoring for the ninth time this season and handed out at least six assists for the 14th time.
* He has scored 1,020 points in 89 career games, an 11.5 points per game average.
* Winston handed out seven assists, his 14th game this season with at least six.
* He has now handed out 560 assists in his career.
* Goins registered his third double-double of the season and his 10th game with at least 10 rebounds.
* Goins has grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the third-straight game. He is the first MSU player to grab at least 10 rebounds in three-straight games since Matt Costello did so during the 2015-16 season (at Wisconsin, Jan. 17, 2016; vs. Nebraska, Jan. 20, 2016; vs. Maryland, Jan. 23, 2016).
* Tillman scored in double figures for the eighth-straight game.
* Tillman blocked a career high five shots; he was the first MSU player with at least five blocks since Jaren Jackson Jr. against Illinois on Feb. 20, 2018.
* McQuaid scored in double figures for the eighth time this season and the 22nd of his career.
* Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 18th time this season (16-1).
* Michigan State handed out 21 assists, the 10th time this season with at least 20.
Up Next
Michigan State hits the road for a pair of games, starting at Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 24 (7 p.m. ET). The game will air live on FS1, with Tim Brando calling the play-by-play and Bill Raftery as the color analyst.
Team Stats
M-392
M-416
FG%
.344
.459
3FG%
.346
.231
FT%
.571
.636
RB
38
40
TO
12
9
STL
2
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's BasketballTom Izzo | Men's Basketball Press Conference | Apr. 16 2025
Wednesday, April 16
Tom Izzo | Men's Basketball Press Conference | Mar. 25 2025
Tuesday, March 25
Tom Izzo | Men's Basketball Press Conference | Mar. 18 2025
Tuesday, March 18
Tom Izzo | Men's Basketball Press Conference | March 16, 2025
Sunday, March 16