No. 8 Michigan State visits Rice and No. 16 Maryland

By Canadian Press on February 26, 2025.

Michigan State Spartans (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten)

College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -3.5; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Maryland faces No. 8 Michigan State after Rodney Rice scored 22 points in Maryland’s 88-71 victory over the USC Trojans.

The Terrapins are 16-1 on their home court. Maryland is fourth in the Big Ten with 25.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Derik Queen averaging 6.7.

The Spartans are 13-3 against Big Ten opponents. Michigan State is seventh in the Big Ten scoring 79.0 points per game and is shooting 47.0%.

Maryland scores 83.7 points, 16.5 more per game than the 67.2 Michigan State gives up. Michigan State has shot at a 47.0% clip from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points above the 42.0% shooting opponents of Maryland have averaged.

The Terrapins and Spartans meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Queen is averaging 15.9 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Terrapins. Ja’Kobi Gillespie is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Jaden is shooting 28.0% from beyond the arc with 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, while averaging 13 points. Jase Richardson is shooting 46.6% and averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 8-2, averaging 82.1 points, 34.8 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.

Spartans: 7-3, averaging 74.1 points, 35.1 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 4.6 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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