from umterps.com
Sophomore Bruno Fernando secured his 11th double-double of the season as the No. 13 Maryland men’s basketball team fell to No. 6 Michigan State 69-55 Monday night at the Breslin Center.
Cassius Winston and Kenny Goins scored 14 points each to help the Spartans snap the Terps’ (16-4, 7-2) seven-game win streak in a battle for first place in the conference.
The Spartans (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten) have won 12 straight this season to take sole possession of first in the conference. They have won 20 consecutive Big Ten regular season games dating to last year.
Fernando had 12 points and 13 rebounds, freshman Aaron Wiggins had a season-high 15 points on 5-of-9 3-pt shooting and Darryl Morsell added 10 points.
The Spartans missed their first six shots then surged to an 18-6 lead while holding Maryland to 3-of-18 shooting.
Maryland started making shots to pull into 20-all tie before Michigan State closed half with an 11-0 run to lead 31-20.
Winston, who had just five points in the first half, opened the second half with a 3-pointer to put the Spartans ahead by 14.
The Terrapins rallied to cut their deficit to 11 with 5:42 remaining, but couldn’t get closer.
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