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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 78, Maryland - E. Shore 35
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Rob Kueneman, # Lamont Simpson, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 14797

Senior guard Denzel Valentine had another impressive all-around performance, leading No. 1 Michigan State to a 78-35 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Wednesday night at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.

Valentine, who already has two triple-doubles this season, scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had six assists. Guard Bryn Forbes scored 14 points and guard Eron Harris came off the bench to add 12 points for Michigan State.

The Spartans are 10-0 for the first time since the 1991-92 season and are off to the second-best start of the Tom Izzo era. Michigan State plays host to Florida on Saturday.

The Hawks (1-8) have lost four in a row and face No. 6 Maryland on Saturday.

Forward Dominique Elliot led Maryland-Eastern Shore with 11 points. He was the only Hawks player in double figures. Guard Thomas Rivera added eight points and guard Devin Martin finished with seven for the Hawks, who shot 21.9 percent from the field.

Michigan State led 33-16 at halftime behind nine points from Valentine and eight from Forbes. The Spartans held the Hawks to 18.8 percent shooting from the field in the first half and broke open the game with a 17-2 run.

Maryland-Eastern Shore connected on only 6 of 32 shots from the field in the first half.
Top Game Performances
 
Maryland - E. Shore   Michigan St
Dominique Elliott 11 Scoring Bryn Forbes 14
Thomas Rivera 4 Assists Denzel Valentine 6
Dontae Caldwell 6 Rebounds Denzel Valentine 10
Dontae Caldwell 2 Free Throws Made Marvin Clark Jr 3
Dontae Caldwell 2 Steals Javon Bess 2
Dontae Caldwell 1 Blocks Deyonta Davis 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland - E. Shore 35 21.9 5-25 2-4 10 25 3 9 13
Michigan St 78 50.0 12-22 12-15 25 45 10 5 15