“Survive and advance.” That is the mantra with the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis now underway.
The No. 7-seeded Michigan State Spartans took on the No. 10-seeded Maryland Terrapins on Thursday night, and MSU walked away with a narrow 76 to 72 victory. The Spartans will advance to the next round of the conference tournament, but it wasn’t easy.
The Spartans dominated the majority of the game, but the Terrapins made it interesting late.
Center Marcus Bingham Jr. got the scoring going for Michigan State with a hook-shot, but Maryland guard Eric Ayala quickly answered back with a three-pointer.