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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 80, Michigan 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # Mike Eades, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 12502

Michigan State 80, Michigan 67: Branden Dawson scored 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Spartans cruised past the Wolverines in Big Ten play.

Travis Trice had 22 points and seven assists off the bench and made four 3-pointers as Michigan State (18-8, 9-4) won for the fifth time in six games. Gavin Schilling added 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting as the Spartans shot 62 percent from the field while completing a regular-season sweep of Michigan.

Zak Irvin scored 16 points for the Wolverines (13-13, 6-8), who lost their fifth straight contest. Spike Albrecht, Aubrey Dawkins and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman had 12 points apiece.

Michigan State took control early with a 10-0 run – capped by Trice’s 3-pointer – for a 21-8 lead with 10:35 left in the first half. The lead grew to 19 points on Dawson’s layup with 5:55 to play before the Spartans settled for a 38-23 halftime lead.

Abdur-Rahkman scored Michigan’s first 10 second-half points to pull within 11 with just 16 minutes to play and the Wolverines later moved within 55-45 on two free throws by Mark Donnal with 10:29 remaining. The Spartans answered with a 9-2 burst to make it a 17-point margin with seven minutes left and protected the lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Dawson recorded his ninth double-double of this season and 21st of his career. … Wolverines PG Derrick Walton Jr. (foot) missed his sixth consecutive game. … The victory was Michigan State’s first in Ann Arbor since 2010.
Top Game Performances
 
Michigan St   Michigan
Branden Dawson 23 Scoring Zak Irvin 16
Travis Trice 7 Assists Spike Albrecht 5
Branden Dawson 13 Rebounds Max Bielfeldt 6
Travis Trice 6 Free Throws Made Aubrey Dawkins 5
Branden Dawson 1 Steals Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 2
Matt Costello 1 Blocks Mark Donnal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan St 80 62.0 6-18 12-17 17 32 3 1 8
Michigan 67 39.6 8-22 21-28 10 22 1 6 6