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Cleveland State (4-3) vs. |
| #21 Michigan State (3-2) | |
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Breslin Center Last Meeting (1997) - MSU won, 85-54 (Spartans lead series, 6-0) |
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| Probable Starters | CSU - G Jermaine Robinson (Jr., 6-1, Philadelphia, PA), G Walt Chavis (So., 5-11, Steelton, PA), F Andre Williams (Sr., 6-5, Clayton, NJ), F Tahric Gosley (Sr., 6-8, Philadelphia, PA), C Pape Badiane (Jr., 6-11, les Ulis, France) <#EndEditable --> |
| Duquesne - G Chris Hill (So., 6-3, Indianapolis, IN), G Kelvin Torbert(So., 6-4, Flint, MI), F Aloysius Anagonye (Sr., 6-8, Southfield, MI), F Alan Anderson (So., 6-6, Minneapolis, MN), F Adam Ballinger (Jr., 6-9, Bluffton, IN) | |
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One one end you have a pre-season All-American and the 2001 Sporting News High School Player of the Year. On the other end, you have a pair of guys who are prone to turnovers. The Spartans have the clear edge. |
| Advantage - Michigan State | |
| Forwards | The frontcourt, surprisingly, will be an interesting battle. Gosley's coming out party may very well been against Maryland Eastern Shore, and Williams is always up for a scrap. |
| Advantage - Even | |
| Center | Ballinger may have about 40 pounds on The French Rejection, but stats like that have yet to intimidate Badiane yeat this season. |
| Advantage - Even | |
| Reserves | The Spartan bench is much deeper than CSU's, especially in the frontcourt, where John Rabb and Pete Ritzema proved against Maryland East Shore that they have a long way to go. However, all bets are off with Mo Niakate and Percell Coles on the Viking bench if both get hot.. |
| Advantage - Michigan State | |
| Coaches | Tom Izzo has reloaded this season, and early stumbles against Villanova and Oklahoma State won't damper the roll they're on. |
| Advantage - Michigan State | |
| Final Score | Michigan State 65, CSU 55 - The Vikings have a chance to make this one close, but the Spartans are too deep. |
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