No. 1 Michigan State 98, Mount St. Mary's 65: Keith Appling scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting as the host Spartans crushed the Mountaineers to remain unbeaten.

Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine added 15 points each for Michigan State (7-0), which shot 63.1 percent from the field without leading scorer Gary Harris, who rested an ankle injury. Adreian Payne chipped in eight points and six rebounds and Branden Dawson grabbed a game-high 10 boards as the Spartans outrebounded Mount. St. Mary's 40-31.

Will Miller paced the Mountaineers (2-6) with 15 points - all coming in the first half on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc - while Julian Norfleet added 13 despite shooting 4-of-15 from the field. Rashad Whack and Byron Ashe had 10 points each for Mount St. Mary's.

The Mountaineers hung around early as Miller's fourth 3-pointer in the opening 5:22 pulled them within 17-16. A Sam Prescott 3 tied the game at 19 with 13:30 left in the first half before two Kenny Kaminski triples sparked an 8-0 Spartans run.

Two Payne 3-pointers and a 9-2 half-closing jaunt gave Michigan State a 50-38 halftime lead, and Mount St. Mary's didn't get back within single digits. Two Trice 3s keyed a 10-0 Spartans run to start the second half as Michigan State pulled away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Appling, Payne and Dawson did not start for Michigan State due to a class attendance issue. ... Valentine logged a game-high seven assists for the Spartans, who recorded assists on 28 of 41 baskets. ... Michigan State shot 63.6 percent from the field and behind the arc in the first half.