Tyson Walker scored 15 points, A.J. Hoggard hit huge shots down the stretch and Michigan State rallied for a 61-59 success on the roadway over Maryland on Sunday.
Walker hit 2 3-guidelines and included 5 helps and 5 takes for the Spartans (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten Conference). He has scored in double figures in 30 straight videogames. Hoggard, Malik Hall and reserve Tre Holloman all scored12 Hall had 6 rebounds.
Jahmir Young sank three 3-tips and scored 19 to lead the Terrapins (11-8, 3-5). Donta Scott scored 16 on 6-for-8 shooting with 2 3-guidelines. Julian Reese pitched in with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 3 obstructed shots. Reese has 9 double-doubles this season.
The lead altered hands 10 times in the veryfirst 7 minutes. Walker’s 3-tip put Michigan State ahead 17-15, triggering a 12-0 run that Tre Holloman topped with a dunk and the Spartans led by 14 with 9: 08 left before halftime. Holloman had 12 points off the bench, striking all 3 of his 3-guidelines, Hall scored 10 and Michigan State had a 44-32 benefit at intermission.
Maryland whittled away at the Spartans’ lead till Scott’s layup pulled the Terrapins even at 48 with 12: 16 staying in the videogame. Young buried a 3-tip to put Maryland up 53-50, topping a 21-6 run and providing the Terps’ their veryfirst lead because the 13: 08 mark of the veryfirst half.
Hoggard addressed with back-to-back baskets and Walker’s layup completed a 6-0 spurt, offering Michigan State a 56-53 lead with 5: 02 to go. Reese sank a jumper for the Terps, however Hoggard scored, and the lead stayed 3.
Young had 2 straight baskets for Maryland, however Walker hit a 3-guideline in inbetween and the Spartans led by 2 with 36 seconds left. Walker missedouton a jumper, however Young had the ball knocked away as the clock ran down and the Terps might not get a last shot off.
Maryland honored previous coach Lefty Driesell throughout the day with an “Ode to Lefty.” The Terrapins used throwback jerseys from the 1970s. The Terrapins’ Hall-of-Famer had a 348-159 record from 1969-86. Driesell signed 7-footer Moses Malone to play for the Terps in1974 Instead, the future NBA Hall-of-Fame center endedupbeing the veryfirst gamer to turn expert straight out of high school when he signedupwith the ABA’s Utah Stars.
Michigan State has won 5 straight over Maryland and leads the all-time series 15-8 — 14-8 under coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans are 5-3 in College Park, where the Terps are 9-2 this season and a conference-best 25-3 over the past 2 seasons with Kevin Willard at the helm.
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