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Michigan State Spartans (11-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (11-0, 1-0 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Maryland plays No. 19 Michigan State after Kaylene Smikle scored 21 points in Maryland’s 107-57 victory against the William & Mary Tribe.
The Terrapins have gone 6-0 in home games. Maryland leads the Big Ten with 45.6 points in the paint led by Smikle averaging 7.6.
The Spartans are 1-0 against conference opponents. Michigan State ranks third in the Big Ten shooting 35.7% from 3-point range.
Maryland scores 86.2 points, 30.9 more per game than the 55.3 Michigan State allows. Michigan State has shot at a 47.0% clip from the field this season, 10.6 percentage points higher than the 36.4% shooting opponents of Maryland have averaged.
The Terrapins and Spartans square off Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Smikle is averaging 17.7 points for the Terrapins.
Julia Ayrault averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, scoring 16.6 points while shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 10-0, averaging 87.4 points, 41.5 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points per game.
Spartans: 9-1, averaging 82.0 points, 37.3 rebounds, 18.2 assists, 13.4 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.8 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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