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MSU defeats San Jose State with 40-point win

December 19, 2007

MSU junior forward, Marquise Gray, dunks the ball in the Wednesday game against San Jose State. MSU defeated San Jose State 85-45.

Photo by Nichole Hoerner | The State News

During Wednesday’s men’s basketball game at Breslin Center, it was all Spartans – the MSU Spartans, not the San Jose State Spartans.

Although both teams boast a Spartan head as their logo, head coach Tom Izzo’s MSU squad won the war on the court, defeating San Jose State 85-45.

Sophomore forward Raymar Morgan and freshman guard Durrell Summers led the green-and-white No. 9 Spartans (10-1), both finishing with 16 points each.

Three other MSU players reached double-digits as well.
Junior guard Travis Walton racked up 10 assists in the contest, despite 1-for-6 shooting.

San Jose State’s DaShawn Wright led the blue-and-yellow Spartans with 17 points, as Chris Oakes shipped in with nine.

Izzo said he was impressed his team had 25 assists on 38 field goals while playing an up-tempo style.

Yet the roller-coaster gameplay was still present, Izzo said.

“I say that because we didn’t rebound the ball, we made some sloppy turnovers again and even though some guys scored some points

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