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01/23 03:43 CST Fears, No. 10 Michigan State Spartans to host Coit and the
Maryland Terrapins
Fears, No. 10 Michigan State Spartans to host Coit and the Maryland Terrapins
By The Associated Press
Maryland Terrapins (8-11, 1-7 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (17-2, 7-1
Big Ten)
East Lansing, Michigan; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Maryland faces No. 10 Michigan State in Big Ten action Saturday.
The Spartans are 10-1 in home games. Michigan State is 1-1 in games decided by
3 points or fewer.
The Terrapins are 1-7 in conference play. Maryland gives up 78.4 points to
opponents and has been outscored by 4.1 points per game.
Michigan State's average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made
shots on average than the 9.1 per game Maryland gives up. Maryland averages 8.8
made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the
7.8 per game Michigan State gives up.
The Spartans and Terrapins face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Kohler is shooting 54.0% and averaging 13.3 points for
the Spartans. Kur Teng is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
David Coit averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring
15.4 points while shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Darius Adams is averaging
11 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 9-1, averaging 80.2 points, 38.6 rebounds, 18.1
assists, 5.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.
Terrapins: 2-8, averaging 70.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 4.2 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.7 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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