Thursday, March 10
Indianapolis, Ind.
6:30 p.m. ET
Michigan State University
21-11,11-9Big Ten
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Maryland
15-17,7-13Big Ten
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Maryland
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Michigan St.
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Michigan State Holds On For 76-72 Win Over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament
3/10/2022 9:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Indianapolis, Ind. – Michigan State saw a 20-point lead shrink to two in the waning moments of the second half, but two late free throws from freshman guard Max Christie helped the No. 7-seed Spartans close out a 76-72 victory over 10th-seeded Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
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Christie led MSU with 16 points in his postseason debut, going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and adding six rebounds on the defensive end. Senior forward Gabe Brown also reached double figures with 13 points while pulling down six rebounds.
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Records
Michigan State improves to a 21-11 overall record, while Maryland ends their season at 15-17.
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Recap
Up Next
Michigan will play No. 2-seeded Wisconsin on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
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Christie led MSU with 16 points in his postseason debut, going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and adding six rebounds on the defensive end. Senior forward Gabe Brown also reached double figures with 13 points while pulling down six rebounds.
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Records
Michigan State improves to a 21-11 overall record, while Maryland ends their season at 15-17.
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Recap
- MSU extended its 43-34 halftime lead to start the second half, as two jumpers from senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. kicked off a 14-3 surge that put the Spartans ahead by 20 points, 57-37, capped off by Brown's 3-pointer with 13:04 left.
- Maryland chipped away at the deficit by getting six of the next seven buckets, with a Donta Scott 3-pointer cutting the lead to 59-49 at the 9:07 mark
- After Hakim Hart cut the lead to single digits,65-56, with a fastbreak dunk at 5:38, freshman guard Jaden Akins connected on a 3-pointer to put the lead to 12 again, 68-56, with 3:10 left.
- A Fatts Russell 3-pointer on the fastbreak at the 1:33 mark closed a 9-0 UMD run that made it 68-65, but junior guard Tyson Walker made two free throws at 1:26.
- Russell was fouled on a made jumper with 1:06 remaining, as his free throw was good to cut the MSU edge to 70-68.
- Walker's jumper in the paint with 40 seconds left and Christie made two free throws with 0:31 remaining to make it a six-point edge, 68-74.
- Two layups from the Terrapins cut the lead to 74-72 with 16 seconds left and caused a MSU turnover, but Christie rebounded a missed 3-pointer from Russell and was fouled, making both ends of a one-and-one to put MSU ahead, 76-72.
- Michigan State went 16-for-28 from the field (57.14%) and 7-for-11 from 3-point land (63.64%) in the opening 20 minutes to take a 43-34 lead into halftime.
- Maryland grabbed an early advantage, 6-4, when Fatts Russell hit a 3-pointer with 18:18 left in the first half.
- MSU took the lead with a 6-0 run and never surrendered it as Brown connected on a jumper and a 3-pointer before Christie made the first of two free throw attempts to put the Spartans up, 10-6, at the 16:47 mark.
- The Terrapins made a 9-1 run that was capped by an Eric Ayala 3-pointer with 12:12 remaining, shrinking MSU's lead to 16-15, but junior forward Malik Hall was fouled on a shot from beyond the arc at 12:03, as the Spartan went 2-for-3 from the line to make it 18-15.
- Ian Martinez cut it to one again, 18-17, with a jumper in the paint, but a made 3-pointer from Walker was followed by two jumpers from junior forward Julius Marble II that stretched the MSU lead to 25-17 with 9:04 left.
- Ayala hit two free throws at the 2:04 mark of the first to make it 38-34, but a Bingham jumper and a 3-pointer by Akins gave MSU a 43-34 advantage going into the break.
- Michigan State shot 50.0 percent from the floor (27-of-54), including 57.1 percent in the first half (16-of-28).
- The Spartans held a 40-30 edge in rebounding.
- MSU committed 16 turnovers and Maryland scored 24 points off turnovers; in the second half, MSU committed 11 turnovers and the Terrapins scored 17 points.
- Michigan State now has a 33-17 record all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
- The Spartans are 13-8 all-time against Maryland, including a 3-1 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo won his 664th career game.
- Michigan State is 18-0 when leading at the half.
- The Spartans are 17-3 when scoring at least 70 points.
- Michigan State held Maryland to 39.1 percent shooting from the floor, the 28th opponent this year to shoot below 50 percent (20-8 record in those games).
- MSU shot 50.0 percent from the floor, the eighth time this year shooting at least 50 percent.
- MSU is 18-3 when out-shooting its opponent.
- The Spartans had a 40-30 edge in rebounding and are 17-4 when controlling the boards.
- Max Christie scored 16 points, his 12th game in double figures this year.
- Gabe Brown scored 10 points, his 23rd game in double figures this year.
Up Next
Michigan will play No. 2-seeded Wisconsin on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
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Team Stats
MD
MSU
FG%
.391
.500
3FG%
.310
.474
FT%
.722
.813
RB
30
40
TO
6
16
STL
9
4
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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