It was a tale of two halves in the matchup between Maryland men’s basketball and Michigan State. Ahead of halftime, the Spartans held onto their largest lead of the game with a 22-point cushion.
However, in the second half, the Terps came out ready to play. All of a sudden, senior guard Eric Ayala was shooting hot from 3-point range, sinking five shots from behind the arc including two back-to-back with about 12 minutes to go which set up a 19-4 run for the Terps.
The run was highlighted by a few big steals from graduate guard Fatts Russell that turned into assists and a Russell drew a foul with seven minutes remaining and cut the lead to three with two successful free throws.