Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Trailing by as many as 15 points in the first half, the Terps rallied to take a lead with less than nine minutes, but Michigan State came back to beat the Terps, 61-59, during its Ode To Lefty game, where it honored Hall of Fame Head Coach Lefty Driesell. 

The trio of Jahmir Young, Donta Scott and Julian Reese led the second-half comeback combining for all 27 of the Terps' second half points. Young finished with 19 points, Scott had 16 points and Reese finished with his ninth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. 

The Terps' defense stifled the Spartans in the second half and held them to 7-26 (27%) shooting from the floor. They also blocked all six of its shots in the half. 
 

DONTAAAAAAA pic.twitter.com/azgRk4ss9f

— Maryland Men's Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 21, 2024

Tyson Walker drilled a three-pointer and Young responded with a long two, forcing Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo to burn a timeout as his squad led by only two with under a minute remaining. Michigan State inbounded the ball out of the timeout and Walker missed a jump shot with seven seconds remaining. The Terps had an opportunity at a game winner, but the Spartans forced a loose ball turnover as the Terps raced up the court. The game clock flashed double zeros and Michigan State won the close affair. 

Young, Reese and Scott recorded a combined four three-point plays to begin the second half and the Terps brought the game within two points. Scott later tied the game up minutes later with a layup at the 12:16 mark. Young then drilled a three-pointer at the 8:26 mark to give the Terps their first lead since the 13:08 mark of the first half.   

Maryland (11-8, 3-5 B1G) and Michigan State battled for the opening eight minutes as there were 10 lead changes during that period. The Spartans then sparked a 15-0 run over the next five minutes. Jahari Long knocked down a career-best three three-pointers during the first half but it wasn't enough to keep the Terps within 10 at halftime. The Terrapins entered halftime trailing 44-32.
 

Back and forth we go. 10 lead changes in 8 min

Jahmir has 7 to lead all scorers pic.twitter.com/lHjPzPAhh5

— Maryland Men's Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 21, 2024

Michigan State (12-7, 4-4) has won eight of its last 10 games. Four Spartans tallied double-figures and Walker led the Spartans with 15 points.


Breaking Down the Action

• Maryland opened the game with two 3-pointers by Donta Scott and Jahmir Young. Each team battled with 10 lead changes during the opening eight minutes of action. However, the Spartans sparked an 8-0 run at the midway point forcing coach Kevin Willard to burn a timeout while trailing 22-15. 
• The Spartan run grew to 15-0 before Julian Reese ended it by making a free-throw. Jahari Long knocked down his first three attempts from beyond the arch to bring the Terps within seven points, but they entered the locker room trailing 44-32. 
• Jahmir Young, Julian Reese and Donta Scott combined for four three-point plays to begin the second half and the Terps brought the game within two points. Scott recorded a layup minutes later to tie the game at 48-48 at the 12:16 mark.  
• Jahmir Young knocked down a three-pointer at the 8:26 mark to give Maryland its first lead since the 13:08 mark of the first half.
• Tyson Walker drilled a three-pointer and Young responded with a long two to bring the score to 61-59 with Michigan State holding the advantage. Walker missed a jump shot with seven seconds remaining and the Terps had an opportunity at a game winner. The Spartans forced a loose ball turnover and went on to win the close affair.

Coach Willard's Take
"They always jump on you. They jumped on us there last year [and] until you've kind of gone against that speed, and we only played them once so even Jahmir and those guys, it just takes you by surprise a little bit," coach Kevin Willard said referring to the Spartans big run. "When you've played against them a couple of times and you've seen it a couple times, you're used to it. And it just took us a while unfortunately to kind of just get used to their speed and then once we did I thought we defended pretty well."

From The Guys
"My teammates started looking for me. When they started looking for me, I was just ready to take on the challenge and make a shot. And that's what I did," Donta Scott said after scoring eight points in the second half. "I know I shot a couple other ones that went in and out but that's what's been happening lately. So I keep shooting."
Double-Figure Factors

• Jahmir Young (19 points) dropped double-figures for the 123rd time in his career and the 17th time in 18 games he's played this season. It's also the 14th game in a row that he's played and scored double-digits. 
• Donta Scott (16 points) tallied double-figures for the 75th time in his career and the 10th time this season.
• Julian Reese (10 points) had the 44th double-figure game of his career, with the junior doing so for the 15th time this season. 

Fear The Jahmir 

• With 19 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,347 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,865). 
• Young is the only active player in the nation with 2,000+ points, 600+ rebounds and 400 assists as he has 2,347 points, 695 rebounds and 439 assists.
• Young now has 926 points in his second season at Maryland. He is closing in on being the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions.
• Young is looking to become the first Terp since Greivis Vasquez in 2009-10 to average over 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. Entering the matchup, Young averages 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
• Young became the second Maryland player after Northwestern in the last 25 years to put up at least 35 points, five assists and two steals in a game, joining Greivis Vasquez who did so twice.
• Young entered Sunday's game as the third-leading scorer in the Big Ten at 22.3 points per game in conference play.
• The fifth year guard continued his second streak of 20-plus consecutive free-throws made. He previously made 39 consecutive free-throws, which ranks second in program history behind Juan Dixon (1998-2002) On Sunday, Young extended his streak to 23 consecutive made from the charity stripe. 

Scott Climbing the Charts

• After scoring 16 points, Donta Scott increased his career total to 1,529 which is 19th all-time. He's now 33 points away from next on the list, Greg Manning, who scored 1561 points from 1977-81. 
• Scott grabbed five rebounds to increase his career total to 797 He passed Al Bunge (1957-60) for No. 9 all-time. Next on the list is Tom McMillen with 859 rebounds from 1971-74.
• Scott is 7th in career 3-pointers made. With two in the game today, he now has 190 for his career. Next on the list is Eric Hayes who made 196 three-pointers from 2006-10.
• Scott played in his 148th career game as a Terp to add to his all-time school record for games played. Scott also started his 133rd career game which ranks second most in program history. The school record is 136 by Steve Blake (1999-2003). 

Juju Beast

The double-double man

JuJu has another. 10 points, 11 boards pic.twitter.com/MDw2fUBlDP

— Maryland Men's Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 21, 2024

• Julian Reese recorded his ninth double-double of the season and the 16th of his career with 10 points and 12 rebounds. 
• It was his 10th game this season with double-figure rebounds and 17th in his career. 

Ode To Lefty

The famous V

With legends behind him, Lefty's son Chuck throws up the V-for-Victory

The Hall of Famer was unable to make it, but his legacy is well honored in CP today pic.twitter.com/1Mom4B4dWj

— Maryland Men's Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) January 21, 2024

• The Terps honored Hall of Fame Head Coach Lefty Driesell throughout the game by wearing throwback jerseys to represent the great Terp teams of the 1970s.
• Maryland reached eight NCAA Tournaments, won the 1972 NIT Championship title, won the 1984 ACC Tournament Championship, and posted a pair of ACC Regular Season titles under Driesell.
• Dozens of Driesell's former players were in attendance to honor the legendary coach, including Len Elmore, Tom McMillen, Buck Williams, Chuck Driesell, Rich Porac, Jeff Baxter, Greg Manning Sr., Rich Porac, Derrick Lewis, Cedric Lewis, John Boyle, Will Hetzel, Ernie Graham, Bob McDonald
• Other former players at XFINITY included: Walt Williams. Tony Massenburg, Sean Mosley, Jon Graham, Keith Gatlin, James Gist, Dave Neal along with Hall of Fame Head Coach Gary Williams. 

Numbers To Know

• 2: Entering the weekend, Julian Reese is one of two D-I players who has totaled at least 200 points, 150 rebounds, 30 blocks and 20 steals this season.
• 3: Jahari Long made a career-best three three-pointers in the game (all in the first half). 
• 6: Maryland had six blocked shots – all in the second half. 
• 10: Donta Scott has made at least one three-pointer in 10 straight games, his fourth straight season with such a streak. No other Maryland player has done this in four straight seasons over the past 25 seasons.
• 15: Maryland outrebounded Michigan State by +15, grabbing 37 boards to the Spartans' 22. 
• 25: Entering the matchup, the Terps were allowing 64 points per game which ranks No. 25 nationally and the Best in the Big Ten.
• 133: Games started for Donta Scott, which is second in school history.

Up Next

• Maryland heads to Iowa City for its matchup against Iowa on Jan 24. The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. ET, and will be televised on Big Ten Network. Fans can listen on Maryland Sports Radio Network.