MSU wins on Holloman’s half-court buzzer-beater

Feb 26, 2025, 09:19 PM ET COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Tre Holloman hadn’t even reached the “M” logo at midcourt when he leapt off one foot and let the ball fly Wednesday night.Somehow, it stayed on line before dropping through the hoop with a swish that resounded throughout the Big Ten.If Michigan State and coach Tom Izzo win yet another conference title, Holloman’s buzzer-beater might be the reason.”Every day in the house, the night before a game, that last practice, we have the guys walk around. Everybody gets a shot at a half-court shot. The last two games, Tre has made two of them. He’s made one [before] each game,” Izzo said. “I thought that thing was in when it left. I truly did.” The Spartans may practice shooting from midcourt, but when Holloman left the ground on this game winner, he was closer to his own 3-point line– some 65 feet from the hoop. The shot gave No. 8 Michigan State a 58-55 win over No. 16 Maryland, plus a half-game lead over Michigan atop the Big Ten. It was a sensational finish to a game that was high on intensity however short on artistry.Editor’s Picks< img src=" https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2025/0224/r1456041_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center"width

=” 65″height =” 65 “/ > 1 Associated” I felt we deserved to win the game,” Izzo said. “I don’t believe it was a lucky shot at the end. I believed we played inspired basketball.”

It was Michigan State’s first game-winning buzzer-beater given that Korie Lucious struck a 3 off a Draymond Green pass in the round of 32 in the 2010 NCAA tournament– also versus Maryland.If the game had gone to overtime, Holloman would have been mainly to blame. With the Spartans up by two, his pass in the backcourt was intercepted, and then he quickly fouled Ja’Kobi Gillespie, whose 2 totally free tosses with 42.1 seconds left connected it at 55. Then Jaxon Kohler missed out on for Michigan State, giving the Terrapins an opportunity to win with the shot clock off.Gillespie missed out on a 3-pointer, and there was simply sufficient time for Kohler to rebound and flip

the ball to Holloman, who was 2-of-11 from the field at that point and 0-for-3 from 3-point variety.”Holloman hadn’t made a shot all night, so as soon as he launched it, I knew the important things was entering,”Maryland coach Kevin Willard said.Willard wasn’t too tough on Gillespie after his missed 3 left Michigan State time for a final heave.”Perhaps if he waits, he doesn’t get an open appearance. I trust Kobi. He’s been terrific all year,”Willard stated.”At the end of the day, the kid

still had to hit a 60-footer to beat you. So, yes, do you desire him to take the last shot? Definitely. But it’s not like he took it at 6 seconds and Holloman had the ability to dribble up and get a layup. “For Holloman, it was a chance to show that shooting from midcourt isn’t just a way to goof around at practice.”I understood that it was great,”

Holloman said.”We practice those.”And when it did go in?”I just keep in mind absolutely nos, and that we up.”The Associated Press added to this report.