Story By: Andrew Lang
Photos By: Sol Tucker
College Park, MD–
There have been quite a few close games this season for the Terps, today was no exception with the finish against Michigan State as Jahmir Young could not come up big again for the Terps as they fell, 61-59 giving Michigan State its first road victory of the season.
A.J. Hoggard took over in the second half scored half of his 12 points in the final 7:14 for the Spartans after Maryland stormed back to take a brief lead.
The Spartans went on a 17-1 run to take a 31-16 lead with just over six minutes left in the frame.
Tyson Walker had five of his 15 in the last five-plus minutes, including a critical 3-pointer with 44.5 seconds Tre Holloman’s poke-away steal from the Terps’ Jahmir Young in the closing seconds allowed the Spartans to hang on for their first true road win of the season.
Young had 19 points, but he did so on just 6-for-15 shooting with seven turnovers. Donta Scott added 16, and Julian Reese had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Terps. Maryland outrebounded MSU overall, 37-22 in a tough game for the Spartans’ big men.
” We just have to tighten up early in the game,” said Terps Head Coach Kevin Willard. “We came out of the locker room a better team in the second half but having to battle back bucket after bucket got us in the end.”
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.
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.
