National Basketball Association
Michigan St 69, Arkansas-Little Rock 47
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 20, 2011
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Lamont Simpson, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
14797
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Austin Thornton scored 13 points and Michigan State won its second straight by trouncing visiting Arkansas-Little Rock 69-47 in the Spartan Invitational.
Keith Appling added 12 points as the Spartans (2-2) won their second straight after opening 0-2 for the first time in 35 years.
Will Neighbour had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Trojans (2-3), who shot just 31.5 percent.
Michigan State shot 41 free throws, making 25, while Arkansas-Little Rock was just 9 of 14 from the line.
Appling scored five points during an 8-0 run early in the second half as the Spartans opened up a 43-24 lead with 15:46 remaining.
The lead reached 24 points when Travis Trice drained a 3-pointer to make it 64-40 with 4:12 to play.
Arkansas-Little Rock played well late in the first half to cut Michigan State’s lead to 32-22 at intermission.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas-Little Rock |
|
Michigan St |
|
Will Neighbour 11 |
Scoring |
Austin Thornton 13 |
|
Courtney Jackson 3 |
Assists |
Draymond Green 4 |
|
Will Neighbour 12 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 10 |
|
Will Neighbour 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Austin Thornton 7 |
|
D'Andre Williams 3 |
Steals |
Austin Thornton 3 |
|
Reggie Fondren 1 |
Blocks |
Adreian Payne 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas-Little Rock
|
47 |
31.5 |
4-19 |
9-14 |
6 |
32 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
| Michigan St
|
69 |
42.6 |
4-21 |
25-41 |
15 |
38 |
5 |
14 |
16 |