Michigan State Plays Maryland in Big Ten Tournament on Thursday

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team opens Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday, March 10, playing Maryland (BTN, 6:30 p.m.) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Spartans enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 7 following a 77-67 win over Maryland this past Sunday to finish the regular season.

The game will air live on BTN, with Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel and Andy Katz calling all of the action. The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on Sirius, XM and channel 84 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Thursday with a 20-11 overall record (11-9 Big Ten).
MSU is #40 in the NET Rankings (#13 in Strength of Schedule), #35 in the Basketball Power Index and #43 by KenPom ... The Spartans have a combined 11 wins against Quad 1 and 2 teams this year.
The Spartans rank eighth in the Big Ten in scoring offense (72.1 ppg) and are sixth in the league in scoring defense (68.3 ppg).
In Big Ten games only, MSU is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (45.3%) and sixth in field goal percentage defense (43.4%).
MSU senior forward Gabe Brown leads the team in scoring with 11.5 ppg, while adding 3.8 rebounds and leads the team in 3-pointers made with 61.
Junior forward Malik Hall is second on the team in scoring with 9.6 ppg, while adding 4.7 rpg and 1.1 apg.
Freshman guard Max Christie is third on the team with 9.3 points and has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. is averaging 8.9 ppg and leads the team with 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game ... Bingham had 12 points and 11 rebounds on Sunday against Maryland, his third double-double of the season.
Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 8.3 ppg and is second on the team with 4.4 assists … Walker, who scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half against Illinois on Feb. 19, has scored in double figures in four of the last eight games and 11 times overall.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 7.0 ppg and is second on the team with 5.3 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 6.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg.
Sophomore A.J. Hoggard is averaging 6.6 ppg and leads the team with 4.8 assists.

The Season Series with Maryland

Michigan State swept a pair of games against the Terps, winning 65-63 on Feb. 1 in College Park and then posting a 77-67 win at home on March 6 on Senior Day.
In the first win, Malik Hall hit a layup with 1.9 seconds left to break a 63-all tie ... He finished with 16 points and four rebounds, while Joey Hauser had 10 points and five rebounds and Marcus Bingham Jr. had 10 points and eight boards.
On Sunday, Hall scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as MSU opened up a 20-point halftime lead before hanging on for the 77-67 win ... Bingham had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Tyson Walker had 13 points and five assists and Gabe Brown had 10 points.

Series History

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Maryland, 12-8 ... Tom Izzo is 11-8 in his career against Maryland ... MSU is 4-3 against Maryland on a neutral floor.

Spartans vs. Terrapins in the Big Ten Tournament

Michigan State is 2-1 all-time against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament.
Maryland posted a 68-57 win in last year's Big Ten Tournament
They met in 2016 when Michigan State posted a 64-61 win in the semifinals in Indianapolis en route to winning the tournament.
The Spartans won the first meeting, 62-58, in the 2015 semifinals.

Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament

The Spartans are looking to capture their seventh Big Ten Tournament championship, as they are the only Big Ten team with six tournament titles.
In 23 previous years of the Big Ten Tournament, MSU has a record of 32-17.
The Spartans won the tournament in 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019, and lost in the quarterfinals in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2017.
MSU lost in the semifinals in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2018, and dropped the 2015 title game in overtime.
The Spartans have been the No. 1 seed six times (1998, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2018 and 2019).
MSU was the No. 2 seed in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2015.
MSU has been the No. 3 seed five times, the No. 4 seed once, the No. 5 seed three times, No. 6 once and twice was the No. 7 seed.
Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament Championship in Indianapolis three times (2000, 2015 and 2016).

MSU as a No. 7 Seed

This is the third time Michigan State has entered the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 7 seed.
In 2007 in Chicago, the Spartans beat 10th-seeded Northwestern in the opening round before losing to No. 2 seed Wisconsin ... In 2011, MSU beat Iowa in the opening round, then beat No. 2 Purdue before losing to sixth-seeded Penn State in the semifinals.

Michigan State in March

Michigan State has a 106-45 (.702) in March since the 1998-99 season.
For his career, Head Coach Tom Izzo is 113-52 (.685) in March.
Over the last 10-plus years (2009-present), Michigan State is 60-25 (.706) in what Coach Izzo calls his favorite month of the year.

Michigan State Plays Maryland in Big Ten Tournament on Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker

Michigan State Plays Maryland in Big Ten Tournament on Thursday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker

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