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.
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 | 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 |