No. 8 Michigan State Travels to No. 16 Maryland for Wednesday Night Top-25 Matchup

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State plays its penultimate road conference game of the regular season on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at No. 16/15 Maryland (6:30 p.m., BTN). This is the third road game in the last four and the fifth in the last seven games for MSU ...

The game will air live on BTN, with Jason Horowitz, Robbie Hummel and Andy Katz calling all of the action. The Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard state-wide and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst, and Zach Surdenik is the studio host. The game can also be heard on channels 106 and 195 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Tuesday's game with a 22-5 overall record (13-3 B1G) and are No. 8 in the Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches polls.
The Spartans are ranked No. 15 in the NCAA Net Rankings, No. 10 per KenPom.com and No. 12 in the ESPN BPI.
The Spartans, winners of three-straight games and four of the last five games, are coming off a 75-62 win at then-No. 13 Michigan on Friday night.
Michigan State beat Illinois, 79-65, on Feb. 15 on the road, a win that gave MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo his 354th Big Ten Conference win, moving him past former Indiana coach Bob Knight for the all-time Big Ten lead.
Michigan State has won 17 of its last 20 games.
Senior guard Jaden Akins leads the Spartans in scoring with 13.0 points per game and Michigan State is the only team in the country to have just two players averaging double-digit points while playing under 26.3 minutes per game (Jase Richardson, 10.8 ppg).
MSU is also just one of two teams in the AP Top 25 with at least 7 players averaging at least 7.1 ppg (Arizona and Alabama).
MSU has five players averaging at least 8.0 ppg and 10 scoring at least 5.0 ppg.
MSU has relied on its depth, with six players averaging at least 20.0 minutes per game and 10 players at least 10.0 minutes.
The Spartans are the only team in the country with 10 players averaging at least 14.0 minutes per game.
Akins leads the team with 13.0 ppg and is fourth with 3.6 rpg, while Richardson is averaging 10.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists, junior guard Tre Holloman is third on the team, averaging 8.8 ppg and 4.0 assists (T11th B1G), sophomore forward Coen Carr is averaging 8.1 ppg and junior forward Jaxon Kohler, who has six double-doubles this year, is scoring 8.0 ppg and leads the team with 7.6 rebounds per game, 7th in the Big Ten (9th in B1G games only with 7.4 rpg).
Senior forward Frankie Fidler is sixth on the team with 7.5 ppg and redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 7.1 points and a team-leading 5.8 assists per game, which ranks 3rd in the Big Ten.
MSU is averaging 22.5 FT attempts per game (No. 32 in the country) after going to the line 17.2 times per game in 2023-24 and the Spartans rank No. 5 in the country in free throw percentage (79.9%) and No. 9 in free throws made per game (18.0).
The Spartans are No. 3 in the country in fast break points per game (16.85 ppg) and No. 5 in bench points (35.67 ppg).
MSU also ranks No. 3 in the country in rebound margin (+9.4), No. 22 in defensive rebounds per game (27.63/g) and No. 20 in rebounds per game (39.63).

About the Terrapins

Michigan enters Friday night's game with a 20-5 overall record, including an 12-2 mark in the Big Ten, and is ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls.
The Wolverines, winners of their last six games, are coming off an 86-83 win at Ohio State last Sunday.
Michigan ranks 5th in the league scoring offense (81.6 ppg) and is 8th in scoring defense (71.0 ppg) ... In Big Ten games, they are 5th in the league in scoring offense (78.6 ppg) and 7th in scoring defense (75.43 ppg) ... The Wolverines are 3rd in the league in FG percentage (49.0%).

Series History

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Maryland, 16-8.
The Spartans have a 5-3 record on the road against the Terps.
The Spartans have won the last six meetings in the series, including two wins last season.
The Spartans have won the last two meetings played at the XFinity Center.
Maryland's last win in the series was a 68-57 decision on March 11, 2021 in the Big Ten Tournament and the last win at home was a 73-55 decision on Feb. 28, 2021.
MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is 15-8 in his career against Maryland.

No. 8 Michigan State Travels to No. 16 Maryland for Wednesday Night Top-25 Matchup

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Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Frankie Fidler

Tre Holloman

Jaxon Kohler

Jase Richardson

No. 8 Michigan State Travels to No. 16 Maryland for Wednesday Night Top-25 Matchup

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Frankie Fidler

Tre Holloman

Jaxon Kohler

Jase Richardson

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