National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St 76, Binghamton 33
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 5, 2015
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Matt Morales, # Jeff Spedoske, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: 14797
By The Sports Xchange

Senior guard Denzel Valentine continued his torrid start with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four assists and Michigan State put itself in position to take over the No. 1 ranking by clobbering Binghamton 76-33 on Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center.

The No. 3 Spartans (9-0), who defeated Louisville on Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, will likely gain the top spot after losses by No. 1 Kentucky and No. 2 Maryland this week. The last time Michigan State held the No. 1 spot was two seasons ago, when it topped the polls for three weeks.

Senior shooting guard Bryn Forbes scored 14 points, junior point guard Eron Harris contributed 11 points and five assists and sophomore forward Marvin Clark Jr. added nine points and six rebounds for the Spartans.

Valentine, who was averaging 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.4 assists, had 13 points and seven rebounds before halftime.

Sophomore forward James McFadden led the Bearcats (2-5) with 10 points.

Michigan State scored the first nine points, including an alley-oop off the opening tap, and never looked back. It led 41-12 at halftime while holding Binghamton to 13.3 percent shooting (4 for 30).
Top Game Performances
 
Binghamton   Michigan St
Justin McFadden 10 Scoring Bryn Forbes 14
Marlon Beck 2 Assists Lourawls Nairn Jr 7
Bobby Ahearn 5 Rebounds Denzel Valentine 12
Thomas Bruce 3 Free Throws Made Eron Harris 4
Willie Rodriguez 3 Steals Marvin Clark Jr 1
Thomas Bruce 1 Blocks Matt Costello 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Binghamton 33 16.7 2-17 11-15 7 30 2 5 10
Michigan St 76 46.9 7-26 9-14 24 53 5 5 10