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Derrick Nix had 25 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 20 Michigan State surged past Texas 67-56 Saturday afternoon. Nix was 7-for-10 from the field and 11-for-13 at the line, a major improvement for a 64.9-percent foul shooter. Keith Appling had 14 points and Adreian Payne added 13 for the Spartans (11-2), who stayed perfect in six December games. Julien Lewis scored 16 points and Sheldon McClellan had 13 for the Longhorns (7-5), who...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sat 12/22	MSU	67 - 56

Game Stats

Texas (7-5) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts J Lewis, G  36  4  0  2  16  S McClellan, G  25  2  0  1  13  J Holmes, F  19  5  1  5  8  J Felix, G  39  1  11  1  6  C Ridley, C  18  3  0  4  2  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts I Papapetrou, F  25  4  0  2  9  C Lammert, F  26  6  2  4  2  P Ibeh, F-C  8  1  0  3  0  D Holland, G  4  0  0  0  0

Michigan State (11-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts D Nix, C  32  11  1  2  25  K Appling, G  39  0  3  0  14  G Harris, G  31  0  2  3  9  B Dawson, G  26  10  1  1  6  D Valentine, G  9  2  3  5  0  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts A Payne, F  19  7  0  3  13  T Trice, G  25  1  2  1  0  B Kearney, G  8  1  0  3  0  A Gauna, F  6  0  0  0  0  R Byrd, G  3  0  1  1  0  M Costello, F  2  0  0  1  0

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