
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The year may have changed to 2018, but Thursday night yielded the same result for the Michigan State Spartans, who picked up their 14th straight win with a 91-61 rout of the Maryland Terrapins inside the Breslin Center.
Michigan State came into the night riding a 13-game winning streak which started following their loss at the 2017 Champions Classic to the Duke Blue Devils. Their streak has seen them ascend to the top spot in both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll, and they were eager to prove they deserved the ranking against a short-handed Maryland team.
The Spartans had also scored 100 or more points in four straight games, but it’s always tough to do that against the stiff competition of the Big Ten Conference. They came close, but they didn’t need to score 100 points to win big.
Four Spartans scored in double figures on the night, led by sophomore forward Nick Ward, who had 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Ten of the 12 players who saw action on Friday scored at least two points for the Green and White, who improved to 15-1 on the season with their win over the Terrapins. Continue reading Michigan State Routs Maryland for 14th Straight Win, 91-61