Late Run Lifts No. 9 Maryland Past Michigan State, 67-60

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State fought back from a 15-point first half deficit to take a seven-point lead in the final four minutes, but No. 9 Maryland came back to beat the Spartans, 67-60, in a Big Ten Conference men's basketball game at the Breslin Center Saturday night.

Junior forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Spartans, while senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) finished with 14 points and five assists. Sophomore forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) chipped in nine points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Records
Michigan State loses for the fourth time in the last five games and falls to 17-9 overall and 9-6 in the Big Ten, while Maryland improves to 21-4 and 11-3 in league play.

Summary

MSU had trailed by 15 points (39-24) in the first half and were down eight points (39-31) at halftime, before using an early run in the second half to get back within one point (43-42).
Trailing 51-48, the Spartans used a 12-2 run to take a 60-53 lead on a jumper from Henry with 3:24 to play.
The Terrapins, however, held Michigan State scoreless for the remainder of the game and Anthony Cowan hit three-straight 3-pointers, the last giving Maryland a 65-60 lead with 23 seconds left.
Cowan hit a pair of free throws with six seconds left to seal the win.
The Spartans trailed by eight points at the break, 39-31, and used an 11-4 run over the opening 6:11 of the second half to pull within 43-42 on a 3-pointer from Watts.
Maryland held onto its lead until a 3-pointer from redshirt senior Kyle Ahrens (Versailles, Ohio/Versailles) with 8:05 to play tied the game at 51-all.
The 3-pointer from Ahrens keyed a 10-2 Spartan run as MSU took a 58-53 lead on a layup from sophomore forward Thomas Kithier (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) with 4:33 to play.
MSU trailed at the half, 39-31, using a 7-0 run over the final 2:31 to pull within eight points on a layup from Tillman with 32 seconds left.
The Terrapins had taken the early lead and used a 13-4 run over 3:06 to take their biggest lead, 39-24, on a 3-pointer from Donta Scott with 2:57 left to play.

Key Stats

Michigan State was out-rebounded by Maryland, 35-34, but the Terrapins had a 22-13 advantage on the boards in the first half.
The Spartans connected on only 21.1 percent of their 3-pointers (4-of-19), including 12.5 percent (1-of-8) in the first half.
Maryland hit nine 3-pointers, including four in the second half and all of those in the final 1:08 of the game.

Notes

Michigan State had a three-game win streak against Maryland end.
The Spartans are now 9-6 all-time vs. the Terrapins, including a 3-2 record at home.
Head Coach Tom Izzo is 8-6 all-time against Maryland.
This is the first time Michigan State has lost back-to-back home Big Ten Conference games since January 2016, when the Spartans lost to Iowa on Jan. 14 (76-59) and to Nebraska on Jan. 20 (72-71).
Michigan State is 1-7 when scoring less than 70 points.
The Spartans are 0-9 when trailing at the half.
Michigan State is 2-5 when being out-rebounded by its opponent.
Winston scored 14 points, his 22nd game in double figures this season and the 95th of his career.
He now has 1,865 career points and needs 50 points to pass Jay Vincent (1977-81) for sixth place on the all-time MSU scoring list.
Winston handed out five assists, increasing his MSU and Big Ten all-time lead in that category to 856.
Tillman scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds for his third-straight double-double.
He has 11 double-doubles this season and 16 in his career.
He has scored in double figures 18 times this season and 38 in his career.
This was his 17th game this season with at least 10 rebounds.

Up Next
Michigan State is back on the road next week, traveling to play at Nebraska on Thursday, Feb. 20. Tipoff on FS1 is slated for 8:30 p.m. (ET).

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Team Stats

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Cassius Winston

Aaron Henry

Thomas Kithier

Players Mentioned

Kyle Ahrens

Aaron Henry

Thomas Kithier

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Cassius Winston

Players Mentioned

Kyle Ahrens

Aaron Henry

Thomas Kithier

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Cassius Winston