The Michigan State Spartans looked like they were headed for overtime on the road after letting the Maryland Terrapins storm back from a nine-point deficit. Tre Holloman said “nah.”
Just before the buzzer sounded, the Spartans junior guard launched the ball from beyond half court, hoping for a miracle — and he got it.
Michigan State’s Tre Holloman makes INCREDIBLE HALF-COURT BUZZER-BEATER to defeat Maryland
MSU head coach Tom Izzo, though, refused to believe his team won simply because of a “lucky shot.”
“We deserved to win that game,” he said after the Spartans’ 58-55 thriller.
With the all-important win, No. 8 Michigan State (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) held on to its lead in the Big Ten standings. No. 16 Maryland (21-7, 11-6), on the other hand, saw its four-game winning streak come to an end, in absolutely brutal fashion.
Holloman’s buzzer-beater was a redemption of sorts after he turned the ball over at midcourt, helping the Terrapins tie the game with 42.1 seconds remaining. After a miss by Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler, Maryland had a chance to win it with the shot clock off.
But Ja’Kobi Gillespie missed a 3-pointer, Kohler rebounded the ball and Holloman had enough time to put up a shot that Spartan faithful will be talking about for years to come.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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