COLLEGE PARK, MD – Michigan State's Tre Holloman sunk a half-court buzzer-beater as No. 16 Maryland men's basketball was outlasted by No. 8 Michigan State, 58-55, at XFINITY Center on Wednesday before a sold-out, striped-out crowd. Maryland, No. 13 in the NCAA NET, is now 21-7 overall and 11-6 in Big Ten play.
Michigan State jumped in front late in the second half with a 7-0 run that gave it its largest lead to that point — 52-43 advantage at the 5:24 mark. The run was tied for the longest by either team. The Terps rallied down the stretch to tie the game with 41 seconds to play with two made free-throws by
Ja'Kobi Gillespie. The Terps then got a defensive stop and could not get the go-ahead bucket. Holloman hurled a 60-footer in desperation as the Spartans had no timeouts, and it went through the bottom of the net.
The Crab Five accounted for all of Maryland's 58 points, led by
Rodney Rice's game-high 20. Rice scored 15 of his points in the second half. Overall, he shot 6-of-12, including 4-of-8 from the 3-point line. It was his second straight game leading the Terps in scoring. Gillespie added 15 points, three assists and two steals.
Derik Queen scored 10 points while grabbing 10 rebounds, earning his 11th career double-double. Since 1993-94, he's one of just 13 Terps to post a double-double in their rookie seasons. He has the second most double-doubles in that span behind Joe Smith (20 from 1993-94).
Michigan State (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) had 10 players reach the scoring column, led by Jase Richardson's 15 points. The Terps limited the Spartans' leading scorer, Jaden Akins (13.0 PPG), to just five points on 2-of-9 shooting.
Despite the loss, the Terps provided a stong effort defensively. They limited the Spartans as a team to 34 percent shooting from the floor, including 27 percent from the 3-point line. They also forced 12 turnovers.
Willard's Take
"It was a great atmosphere," head coach Kevin Willard said. "It was a great college basketball game. I hate to lose on a buzzer-beater. Third one this year, but I think it was a great atmosphere. Our fans have been great all year."
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps trailed 11-6 at the 15:19 first-quarter media timeout. Derik Queen finished a layup through content to go into the break.
- Maryland bridged the gap to trail 11-10 at the 11:42 mark. Michigan State was amid a 3:50 scoring drought while turning the ball over three times. It had also missed its last seven shots from the floor.
- Rodney Rice tied the game at 13 apiece with a pull-up 3-pointer, and Julian Reese later tied the game at 15 with a drop-step hook shot, but maryland was yet to take the lead since Queen hit a midrange jumper to begin the game. The Spartans led 17-15 at the 6:11 mark.
- Maryland tied the game a total of six times before finally taking the lead again as Selton Miguel finished a tough layup at the rim as the clock hit zero. The Terps led 23-21 — its first lead since the 19:48 mark in the first.
- The Spartans pulled ahead slightly, 37-33, at the 11:03 second-half mark. Rice was the first Terp to reach double-figures, and although he was yet to score, Jordan Geronimo came off the bench to provide valuable minutes.
- Rice hit a massive 3-pointer to tie the game at 39-all at 8:49, and the crowd erupted.
- The Spartans rattled off a 7-0 run, tied for the longest run up to that point, to take a 52-43 advantage at the 5:24 mark.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie made two free throws at the 41-second mark to tie the game at 55 apiece.
- Michigan State's Tre Holloman scored a full-court buzzer-beater to win the game with zeros on the clock.
Double-Figure Factors
- Rodney Rice netted 20 points and scored in double digits for his 24th career game. It was his 21st game in double figures as a Terp this season. It was also his eighth game in a row that he accomplished the feat.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 15 points and earned his 63rd career game in double figures. It was his 23rd game scoring double digits this season. He has the most double-figure scoring games among all Terps this season.
- Derik Queen scored 10 points, scoring double-digit points for the 22nd time in his freshman season. It was his seventh straight game scoring in double figures.
Queen Of The Court
- Derik Queen scored 10 points while grabbing 10 rebounds, earning his 11th career double-double. Since 1993-94, he's one of just 13 Terps to post a double-double in their rookie seasons. He has the second most double-doubles in that span behind Joe Smith (20 from 1993-94).
- Queen's points per game mark (15.6) is third among Maryland freshmen from 1947-48. Joe Smith (19.4) and Melo Trimble (16.2) are the only ones who averaged more points. Furthermore, 18 of the top 26 freshmen scorers in program history were NBA Draft picks.
- The freshman moved to fourth on the program's freshman scoring list with 438 points this season. He passed Diamond Stone (436 in 2015-16). Next on the list is Adrian Branch (442 in 1981-82).
Numbers And Nuggets
- 4: Maryland is one of four major conference programs with all five starters scoring double-figures while starting at least 50 percent of the team's games.
- 5: This was Rice's fifth career 20+point outing.
- 5: Reese is one of five players in program history to record over 1,300 points and 900 career rebounds.
- 11: Queen notched his 11th career double-double.
- 13: The Terps are ranked No. 13 in the NET Rankings.
- 16: Maryland is ranked No. 16 in this week's AP Poll.
- 58: The Crab Five scored all 58 of Maryland's points.
- 461: The Terps have now made a 3-pointer in 461 consecutive games.
- 1,517: Miguel leads the Terps with 1,517 career points in his five-year career.
Up Next
- Maryland will play at Penn State on March 1. The game will tip off at noon and be televised on the Big Ten Network. It will also be broadcast on the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
