College Park, Md. — The chase for a Big Ten title isn’t over yet.
No. 24 Michigan State made sure of that, rolling into Maryland on Saturday night and beating the ninth-ranked Terrapins, 78-66, at a jam-packed Xfinity Center and pulling within a game of first place with two games to play in the regular season. Michigan State closes the season with a trip to Penn State on Tuesday before hosting Ohio State next Saturday.
The Spartans started fast on Saturday and withstood a late run by the Terrapins, avenging a loss from two weeks ago when Maryland outscored Michigan State 14-0 in the final three minutes to win at Breslin Center.