Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 10 Michigan State routs Maryland 91-48 for 6th straight win and 10th in 11 games
The Spartans (18-2, 8-1 Big Ten) jumped out to a 24-4 lead and didn't let up in the second half, scoring 15 straight points to lead 71-34 with 11:11 to play.
Michigan State's 43-point margin of victory in a Big Ten game trailed only a 51-point win over Michigan during its 2000 national championship season.
The Spartans have won six straight games and 10 of 11, losing only to then-No. 13 Nebraska by two points on the road. They also lost to then-No. 4 Duke 66-60 at home in December.
Under first-year coach Buzz Williams, the Terrapins (8-12, 1-8) are struggling with a new-look roster and are ahead of only Penn State in the 18-school Big Ten.
Maryland's Elijah Saunders scored 13 and David Coit had 11.
Michigan State's Carson Cooper had 14 points and eight rebounds, coming off a career-high, 19-point performance at Oregon. Jaxon Kohler scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Spartans, who made 61% of their shots and held the Terrapins to 33% shooting.
Tom Izzo's team had a 31-0 edge in fast-break points and its bench outscored Maryland’s 28-13.
The Spartans scored 17 points off turnovers and had 17 second-chance points after hustling for offensive rebounds.
Michigan State: Plays at Rutgers on Tuesday and hosts rival and third-ranked Michigan on Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Denham Wojcik makes 12-foot jumper | 48 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Colin Walton Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Darius Adams misses layup | 48 - 89 |
Statistics
 MD |
 MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 34-56 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 6-11 | FT | 14-19 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 31 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 43 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |