National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 79, Santa Clara 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 24, 2014
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Rob Kueneman, # Glenn Mayborg, # Ray Perone
Attendance: 14797

No. 19 Michigan State 79, Santa Clara 52:
Travis Trice scored 19 points and dished out eight assists as the host Spartans rolled past the Broncos in the on-campus portion of the Orlando Classic.

Gavin Schilling finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double and Denzel Valentine had his fifth with 13 points and 11 boards for Michigan State (3-1), which played without star forward Branden Dawson (illness). Marvin Clark Jr. added 15 points and four blocked shots for the Spartans.

Jared Brownridge led Santa Clara (2-2) with 12 points while leading scorer Brandon Clark had nine on 2-of-13 shooting. Denzel Johnson also had nine points for the Broncos, who shot 29 percent.

Marvin Clark Jr. hit a 3-pointer 19 seconds into the contest and the Spartans never trailed, building a 17-2 lead on Schilling's layup with 13 minutes left in the first half and pushing the margin to 20 points for the first time on Clark's dunk with 8:45 before the break. Santa Clara had one basket over the final seven-plus minutes of the half and finished 5-of-30 from the floor while staring at a 40-14 deficit.

Johnson had seven points in the Broncos' 9-0 burst early in the second half before Trice was good from long distance to kick off an 11-0 surge as Michigan State extended its lead to 53-23 with just over 13 minutes remaining. The largest lead came on Clark's 3-pointer that made it 72-35 with 6:18 to go as the Spartans finished 12-of-30 beyond the arc.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Spartans G Alvin Ellis III missed his third straight game with an ankle injury. ... Brandon Clark scored 52 points on 15-for-29 shooting in his first two games but has 18 points on 5-of-28 shooting in his last two. ... Michigan State takes on Rider on Thursday in the bracketed portion of the event in Orlando while Santa Clara plays Tennessee.
Top Game Performances
 
Santa Clara   Michigan St
Jared Brownridge 12 Scoring Travis Trice 19
Brandon Clark 4 Assists Travis Trice 8
Denzel Johnson 6 Rebounds Gavin Schilling 11
Jared Brownridge 4 Free Throws Made Matt Costello 2
Denzel Johnson 3 Steals Bryn Forbes 1
Jared Brownridge 1 Blocks Marvin Clark Jr 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Santa Clara 52 29.0 5-22 11-12 6 28 3 6 13
Michigan St 79 43.9 12-30 9-17 22 50 10 4 12