As the buzzer sounded, Purdue advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Championship with a 75-70 win while Michigan State only has 40 more minutes guaranteed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The senior center tied his career-high with 19 points and 11 rebounds to play a huge role in another upset win.
Just a week after it looked like MSU reached its lowest point defensively in back-to-back losses to Ohio State and Michigan, the Spartans' defensive identity looks stronger than ever.
Michigan State, with the win, will face the winner of Penn State and Purdue.
“Obviously a win is a win, but it was ugly at the end and that's something we've got to make sure that can't happen," Max Christie said.
“I think we've all been waiting for Max. It's been a tough go for him for a while, for a couple weeks.” Izzo said.
The Spartans picked up their third win of the season over the Terps in their first postseason win of any kind since 2019.
Already 2-0 against the Terps of this season, the Spartans will look to continue that success in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan State men's basketball garners a few Big Ten honors going into post season.
Marcus Bingham Jr. went through it all at MSU. And while is career wasn't as planned, he wouldn't change a thing.
MSU is 2-0 against Maryland so far this year with both wins coming by a combined 12 points.
Michigan State leaned on its senior for a regular season finale victory over Maryland.
Michigan State looks to send its seniors out with a win on Sunday afternoon.
Michigan State has lost seven of its last nine games, a clear discrepancy for a team known for its play in March of 2021.
Brunk’s 18 points in 32 minutes provided an unanticipated difference in another deflating loss for the Spartans.
The Spartans dropped their second consecutive game.
After falling to Michigan on Tuesday, the Spartans head to Columbus for their penultimate regular season game.
The game-to-game inconsistency that has defined the Spartans was never more apparent than in their 87-70 loss to the Wolverines.
Dickinson barked at MSU players and Head Coach Tom Izzo while holding his hand towards the ground, signaling that no one on Michigan State was big enough to handle him.
Michigan State splits the season series with their rival Michigan after being ran out of Crisler Center by Hunter Dickinson and the Wolverines.