Fears, No. 10 Michigan State Spartans to host Coit and the Maryland Terrapins

By Canadian Press on January 23, 2026.

Maryland Terrapins (8-11, 1-7 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (17-2, 7-1 Big Ten)

East Lansing, Michigan; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Maryland faces No. 10 Michigan State in Big Ten action Saturday.

The Spartans are 10-1 in home games. Michigan State is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Terrapins are 1-7 in conference play. Maryland gives up 78.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 4.1 points per game.

Michigan State’s average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game is 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 9.1 per game Maryland gives up. Maryland averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 7.8 per game Michigan State gives up.

The Spartans and Terrapins face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Kohler is shooting 54.0% and averaging 13.3 points for the Spartans. Kur Teng is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

David Coit averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Terrapins, scoring 15.4 points while shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Darius Adams is averaging 11 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 9-1, averaging 80.2 points, 38.6 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.

Terrapins: 2-8, averaging 70.4 points, 32.4 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 4.2 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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