No. 10 Michigan State Returns Home, Hosts Maryland on Saturday Afternoon at the Breslin Center

Saturday, January 24

East Lansing, Mich.

12 PM

Michigan State University

Maryland

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No. 10 Michigan State Returns Home, Hosts Maryland on Saturday Afternoon at the Breslin Center

1/23/2026 12:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Game 20 Maryland

East Lansing, Mich. – No. 10 Michigan State returns home to the Breslin Center for its first home game in 11 days, hosting Maryland at the Breslin Center on Saturday, Jan. 24 (CBS, noon) ... The Spartans are coming off a 68-52 win at Oregon on Tuesday, completing a two-game sweep of the Pacific Northwest.

Saturday's game will air live on CBS, with Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Robbie Hummel calling all of the action. The Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard state-wide and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play, Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst and Zach Surdenik as the studio host. The game can also be heard on channels 84 on SiriusXM or on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Saturday's game with a 17-2 overall record (7-1 Big Ten) and are coming off 68-52 win over Oregon on Tuesday to complete a sweep in the Pacific Northwest.
The Spartans are No. 10 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll and the ESPN Coaches poll.
MSU is No. 11 in the NCAA Net Rankings and No. 9 per KenPom and the Spartans are one of seven schools nationally with at least 10 Quad 1/2 wins.
Michigan State ranks No. 14 in the country in assists (18.6 apg), with Jeremy Fears Jr. second nationally with 8.4 apg.
MSU ranks No. 3 in the country in rebound margin (+13.4) and Kohler is 2nd in the Big Ten, and No. 23 nationally, with 9.6 rpg.
The Spartans are No. 8 nationally in scoring defense (63.5 ppg) and ranks No. 1 nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency per KenPom.
The Spartans rank No. 17 nationally, and lead the B1G, in fast break points (16.6 ppg).
Through 19 games, the Spartans have four players scoring in double figures, seven averaging at least 5.0 ppg and nine averaging at least 10.0 minutes.
Kohler leads the team in scoring with 13.3 ppg and tops the team with 9.6 rpg (2nd B1G, #23 nationally) ... Kohler, who became the first player in MSU history under Head Coach Izzo to have five-straight double-doubles and ranks No. 13 nationally with 10 this season, has scored in double figures 17 times this year.
Fears, who leads the team with 30.6 minutes played, is second on the team with 13.2 ppg and is handing out 8.4 assists per game, second in Division I ... His 160 total assists are No. 2 in the country.
Carr, one of the most athletic players in all of college basketball, is third on the team with 11.2 ppg, third on the team with 5.2 rpg and 1.4 apg in 27.7 mpg.
Cooper, who had 16 points and a career-best 16 rebounds vs. Duke and scored a career-high 19 points at Oregon, is playing a career-high 25.7 minutes, is fourth on the team with 10.5 ppg and second with 7.2 rpg, ninth in the B1G ... He has scored in double figures 11 times.
Kur Teng, who scored a career-high 15 points against Kentucky, is averaging 7.4 ppg and has scored in double figures in six of the last nine games.
Cam Ward is sixth on the team with 5.4 ppg and fourth with 4.4 rpg and Divine Ugochukwu, who scored a career-high 23 points at Penn State, is averaging 5.2 ppg in 15.8 mpg.
Freshman Jordan Scott adds 4.2 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 16.4 mpg (5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg in B1G), senior Trey Fort is tallying 4.5 ppg, and redshirt freshman Jesse McCulloch is averaging 3.1 ppg and 1.5 rpg.

Defend, Rebound & Run

One of the staples of Michigan State men's basketball under Head Coach Tom Izzo has been to Defend, Rebound & Run.
This year, the Spartans have been doing just that ... MSU ranks No. 8 nationally in scoring defense (63.5 ppg), No. 3 nationally in rebound margin (+13.4), No. 16 in rebounds per game (14.5 rpg) and No. 17 nationally in fast break points per game (16.58 ppg).
In addition, the Spartans rank No. 1 nationally, per KenPom, in adjusted defensive efficiency.

Core Four

MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo has said since the start of the season that the success of the Spartans would largely depend on the team's captains, seniors Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler, junior Coen Carr and redshirt sophomore Jeremy Fears Jr.
Through 19 games, the team's core four are averaging a combined 48.1 points, 24.5 rebounds and 12.8 assists.
They have accounted for 61.4 percent of the team's points (916 of 1,491), 58.9 percent of the team's rebounds (465 of 790) and 68.9 percent of the team's assists (244 of 354).

About Maryland

Maryland enters the game on Saturday with an 8-11 overall record and a 1-7 mark in the Big Ten following an 89-70 loss at Illinois on Wednesday.
The Terps have lost five of their last six games and nine of their last 11 overall ... UMD is 0-4 on the road in conference play.
Graduate guard David Coit is averaging 15.4 ppg overall, including 19.8 ppg in B1G games.
Maryland is fifth in conference games with 9.25 makes on 3-point field goals, attempting 28.4 per game.
In Big Ten games, the Terps are tied for 16th in the league in scoring offense (69.9 ppg) and 15th in scoring defense (81.1)

Against the Terps

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Maryland, 17-8.
The Spartans have a 6-2 record at home against the Terps.
MSU has won the last seven meetings in the series, the last three at home and a 58-55 buzzer beater in College Park last season.
Maryland's last win in the series was a 68-57 decision on March 11, 2021 in the Big Ten Tournament and the last win at MSU was a 67-60 decision on Feb. 15, 2020.
MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is 16-8 in his career against Maryland.