This is the game that you circle on your calendar. All of the storylines are there. The XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland is sold-out that has both No. 15 Maryland hosts No. 8 Michigan State meeting tonight at XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. This game could have Big Ten Regular-Season Championship implications.
Maryland has now won four straight, eight of its last 10 games, has six Quad 1
victories, and has three top-25 wins on its resume for the season. The Terps are
ranked No. 11 in the NCAA NET, No. 15 in the Kenpom ratings, No. 12 in the
Torvik ranking, No. 12 on EvanMiya.com, and No. 14 on the ESPN BPI.
At home this season, the Terps have won 13 straight games including eight
consecutive Big Ten games. Two of Maryland’s final four regular-season games will come at home. The Terps are 16-1 at home this season, tied for the third-most wins among all Division I schools. Only St. John’s (17-0) and Missouri (17-1) have more.
Maryland is averaging 83.7 points and are outscoring opponents by 16.4 points
per game. The bulk of Maryland’s offense has been bolstered by fast starts
as the Terps average 41.5 points in the first half of games. That ranks fourth
nationally and is the best average for a Big Ten team over the last 15 seasons.
Maryland is one of four major conference programs with all five starters scoring
double-figures while starting at least 50 percent of the team’s games. Joining
the Terps are Arizona State, Kentucky and Michigan. The Terps’ starting five,
known as “The Crab Five” on social media, consists of: Derik Queen (15.9),
Ja’Kobi Gillespie (14.9), Julian Reese (14.0), Rodney Rice (13.7), Selton Miguel
(11.9). They are also the team’s five leading scorers with a combined scoring
average of 70.4, the highest among all major conference programs.
