National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 73, Tennessee Tech 55
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 28, 2010
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Higgins, # Frank Spencer
Attendance: 14797

No. 2 Michigan State avoided the temptation to look ahead to its game with No. 1 Duke.

The Spartans tuned up for Wednesday’s showdown with the Blue Devils by beating Tennessee Tech 73-55 Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.

Tennessee Tech (0-3) fought hard with the Spartans in the first half. Zac Swansey's 3-pointer at the 4:55 mark drew the Golden Eagles within two at 18-16. The Spartans (5-1) scored seven unanswered points in the next minute and a half and closed out the half on a 16-4 run to go into intermission leading 34-20.

Michigan State was never threatened the rest of the way. The Spartans got hot in the second half, shooting 53.6 percent from the field.

Coach Tom Izzo has to be concerned about 17 Spartan turnovers, however.

Durrell Summers led the Spartans with 21 points on 8-for-15 shooting from the field, and Kalin Lucas added 15 points. Draymond Green came off the bench for 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes.

Zach Bailey and Kevin Murphy each scored 11 points for Tennessee Tech.
Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee Tech   Michigan St
Zach Bailey 11 Scoring Durrell Summers 21
Kevin Murphy 2 Assists Draymond Green 6
Liam McMorrow 6 Rebounds Draymond Green 9
Kevin Murphy 5 Free Throws Made Korie Lucious 2
Chase Dunn 2 Steals Derrick Nix 3
Terrell Barnes 1 Blocks Delvon Roe 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee Tech 55 37.0 4-9 11-16 5 27 1 9
Michigan St 73 49.1 10-24 9-16 22 33 4 6