Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 96, Eastern Michigan 66
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, November 12, 2010
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Jim Schippers, # Larry Scirotto, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 14797

Kalin Lucas scored 19 points and Durrell Summers added 17 as No. 2 Michigan State easily defeated Eastern Michigan 97-66 on Friday.

Keith Appling chipped in 14 points and Draymond Green had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans (1-0), who shot 52 percent and dominated the boards, 45-36.

Michigan State led 49-33 at the half behind 15 points and three assists from Lucas and nine points from Summers. The Spartans shot 55 percent (17 of 31) in the first 20 minutes, but the Eagles were able to keep it from getting out of hand because of Brandon Bowdry, who scored 16 points in the half.

It was 63-45 when Antonio Green knocked down a 3-pointer for Eastern Michigan (0-1) with 14:33 left, but the Spartans ripped off an 11-0 spurt to run away with it.

Bowdry finished with a game-high 32 points and 14 boards for the Eagles.
Top Game Performances
 
Eastern Michigan   Michigan St
Brandon Bowdry 32 Scoring Kalin Lucas 18
Brandon Bowdry 2 Assists Draymond Green 7
Brandon Bowdry 15 Rebounds Draymond Green 8
Brandon Bowdry 7 Free Throws Made Keith Appling 7
Jay Higgins 2 Steals Garrick Sherman 2
Jamell Harris 2 Blocks Draymond Green 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Eastern Michigan 66 31.6 11-29 7-18 10 35 3 5
Michigan St 96 52.5 6-13 28-42 18 48 10 9