Depth was always destined to doom Maryland men’s basketball against Michigan State. However, through 15 minutes of the game, the score stood tied at 29.
The next five minutes would see the No. 1 Spartans end the half on a 15-3 run, and the game would end in a 30-point Terps loss, but let’s focus on that first 15 for a second.
Maryland would punch, and Michigan State never failed to counterpunch. Kevin Huerter was going shot-for-shot with Spartans heavyweight Miles Bridges, and for a while it seemed as if Maryland could keep up with the nation’s best.