College Park, Md. — In the end on Saturday afternoon, there was one glaring difference between Michigan State and Maryland.
In a back-and-forth battle that was rarely pretty but always intense, it was junior guard Melo Trimble that made the big play in the end, the star player burying a 25-foot shot with 1.1 seconds to play to give Maryland a 63-60 victory over Michigan State in the final game of the regular season.
The Spartans had huge games from freshmen Nick Ward and Miles Bridges as Ward scored 22 and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds with Bridges adding 18 points and eight rebounds.