With a chance to secure the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament on March 3 , Michigan State traveled to Maryland to end the regular season with a chance at a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament . MSU played well in the first half , but foul trouble , three for Kenny Goins and two for Nick Ward , left their lead at only one at halftime . In the second half , Maryland led most of the way , but MSU turned to Nick Ward to keep it close . Ward 's 22 points and career-high 16 rebounds left the Spartans tied with less than a 30 seconds remaining in the game . However , MSU went scoreless for the final 3:11 of the game and Ward could not handle Cassius Winston 's pass for a layup to take the lead . Maryland 's Melo Trimble hit a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining to give Maryland the win and the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament . Miles Bridges ' 18 points and eight rebounds were not enough as MSU would have to wait to see where they would end up as a seed in the Big Ten Tournament . The loss put MSU at 18 – 13 on the season and 10 – 8 in conference
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2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team