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With conference play set to begin Tuesday, here's a look at how the Big Ten stacks up and some questions left to be answered. - Jake Layman had a lot to celebrate Saturday night: his 23-point, 12-rebound performance in Maryland¿s dominant, 75-59, victory over the Spartans at Xfinity Center was among his best as a Terp.
- Melo Trimble came out of his Big Ten shooting slump in the first half Saturday, burying one shot after another and the Spartans in the process.
- Jake Layman's streak of double-figure scoring ended against Michigan State on Tuesday.
- Now ranked 12th in the Associated Press' writers poll and winners of five straight games, the Terps arrive at Michigan State for their Big Ten opener as one of the biggest turnaround teams in the country.
- Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said Monday that forward Branden Dawson will "probably play" in Tuesday's Big Ten opener despite sustaining a nondisplaced fracture of the left wrist Dec. 17 against Eastern Michigan.
- Jake Layman's recent two-game surge in rebounding is modest compared to what others have done at Maryland in the past, or even in relation to those he will soon face in the Big Ten.
- After a 73-64 victory over Oklahoma State on Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena, there is little doubt that the Terps are currently the second-best team in the Big Ten.
- In automotive terms, Big Ten basketball in the last few seasons has been the steady, reliable car that you rarely had to take in for repairs.
- Maryland's men's basketball team has been picked by The Sporting News to finish seventh in its first season in the Big Ten.
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