Long Beach St. Beach vs Michigan St. Spartans Match Player Stats On Dec 21, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 21, 2017

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Miles Bridges and Joshua Langford led a balanced attack with 17 points apiece and No. 2 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 102-60 thumping of Long Beach State on Thursday night at the Breslin Center.

Bridges also led Michigan State with nine rebounds. Nick Ward supplied 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks, and freshman Jaren Jackson contributed 13 points, six rebounds, four blocks and three steals for the Spartans (12-1).

Cassius Winston had 13 points and eight assists as Michigan State shot 60.9 percent from the field (39 of 64) and made a season-high 13 3-pointers on 29 attempts. The Spartans reached the 100-point mark in back-to-back games for the first time since 2004.

Gabe Levin's 14 points led the 49ers (5-9), who were playing their highest-rated opponent since they lost to No. 2 Texas in December 2009. Levin, who passed the 1,000-point mark last weekend, made just 7 of 19 shots from the field.

The 49ers were held to 40.7 percent shooting (24 of 59) by the nation's leader in field-goal percentage defense.

Long Beach State junior guard Bryan Alberts, the team's second-leading scorer at 14.0 points per game, did not play for undisclosed reasons.

Ward posted 12 first-half points as Michigan State led 48-32 at halftime.

The Spartans shot 63 percent from the field in the opening half and gradually built their lead. Winston's layup with 8:11 remaining established the first double-digit lead at 28-17. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson and Langford resulted in the biggest lead of the half at 39-22.

Ward's uncontested dunk two minutes into the second half pushed the advantage past 20 points. Langford's 3-pointer with 9:35 left upped the Spartans' lead past 30 at 76-45.

NOTES: Long Beach State has lost 22 consecutive games to ranked opponents. Its last victory was December 2011 over No. 14 Xavier. ... The teams had not played since 1994. The Spartans now lead the all-time series 4-1. ... The 49ers are 1-9 when trailing at halftime. ... Michigan State has used only two lineups this season. ... The Spartans don't play again until they host Cleveland State on Dec. 29. The 49ers have a road against Colorado State on Saturday.