National Basketball Association
Michigan St 69, Texas Southern 41
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Bill Ek, # Darryl Smith
Attendance:
14797
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No. 22 Michigan State 69, Texas Southern 41: Freshman guard Gary Harris scored a game-high 19 points and the Spartans cruised past the visiting Tigers in the opening contest of the Spartan Showcase.
Harris, who connected on 7-of-10 shots from the field, scored 14 in the first half as Michigan State (2-1) raced to a 40-19 halftime lead.
Sophomore Branden Dawson added 13 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Spartans.
Leading just 23-17 with 6:15 remaining in the opening half, the Spartans finished on a 17-2 run to bury Texas Southern (1-3).
Fred Sturdivant scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Raymond Penn also had 10 points for the Tigers.
NOTEBOOK: Michigan State is now 46-0 all-time under head coach Tom Izzo in November home games...Texas Southern, which has made 45 percent of its field goal attempts this season from 3-point range, hoisted 31 of its 57 tries from behind the arc. ... The Spartans continue the round-robin tournament by hosting Boise State on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Texas Southern |
|
Michigan St |
Ray Penn 10 |
Scoring |
Gary Harris 19 |
Ray Penn 4 |
Assists |
Denzel Valentine 5 |
Fred Sturdivant 12 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Nix 11 |
Madarious Gibbs 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Harris 3 |
Ray Penn 3 |
Steals |
Branden Dawson 5 |
Fred Sturdivant 2 |
Blocks |
Matt Costello 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Southern
|
41 |
21.1 |
5-31 |
12-19 |
6 |
35 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
Michigan St
|
69 |
46.7 |
2-13 |
11-15 |
11 |
42 |
7 |
12 |
12 |