MSU extends home streak

Drew Neitzel scored 18 points, including three 3-pointers in the first half, to lead No. 9 Michigan State past IPFW 79-57 on Saturday for the Spartans' 32nd consecutive nonconference home win.

Neitzel, a preseason All-American, improved his Big Ten-leading assist-to-turnover ratio with 5 assists and no turnovers.

Marquise Gray had a season-high 15 points, and Raymar Morgan added 12 for Michigan State (9-1), which ended final-exam week with a tougher-than-expected tuneup for next Saturday's matchup with No. 4 Texas.

Jakari Johnson had 17 points, and Jaraun Burrows added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Mastodons (4-5), who were also coming off final exams. Johnson was 7-for-11 from the field and Burrows 6-for-10.

The Spartans trailed 5-2 in the opening minutes but broke open the game with a 16-0 surge. Neitzel, Gray and Drew Naymick had 16 of the Spartans' first 18 points.

IPFW was down 36-17 but hit three 3-pointers to cut the lead to single digits late in the first half. The Spartans went into the break leading 40-29.

After scoring 8 of the first 9 points of the second half, the Mastodons were suddenly within 4. But IPFW struggled the rest of the way, and Michigan State rebuilt its lead with a 16-4 run in the next seven minutes.

Wisconsin 70, Green Bay 52: Joe Krabbenhoft had 12 points and 10 rebounds as host Wisconsin (8-2) defeated Green Bay (6-4).

Marcus Landry added 11 points for the Badgers, who established control midway through the first half with a 17-0 run.

The Phoenix had made 5 consecutive field goals in the midst of a 12-0 run to take a 15-7 lead. But the Badgers came right back and the Phoenix went cold, missing 12 consecutive field goal tries.

Michael Flowers and Kevin Gullikson converted 3-point plays, and Brian Butch sank a 3-pointer, giving Wisconsin a lead it would never relinquish.

Ohio St. 87, Presbyterian 43: Kosta Koufos scored 21 points, including 9 in a 16-0 first-half run to lead host Ohio State (6-3) past Presbyterian (1-11).

Jamar Butler had 16 points and 8 assists, and Othello Hunter added 13 points for Ohio State, which shot 71 percent from the field after making just 36 percent of its shots over its last three games. Pat Kiscaden scored 18 points -- all on 3-pointers -- for the Blue Hose, a Division II team in the first of a four-year transition to NCAA Division I status.

C. Michigan 78, Michigan 67: Giordan Watson scored 22 points, and Nate Minnoy and Jeremy Allen both added 11 as Central Michigan (4-5) beat Michigan (4-7) for the Chippewas' first win over the Wolverines since 2002.

Central Michigan led by double figures for most of the second half, using a balanced scoring attack and extending its lead late from the free-throw line.

Kelvin Grady, who scored 11 points to go with DeShawn Sims' team-high 17, brought Michigan to within 69-61 with 2:58 remaining before the Chippewas hit 8 of 9 free throws.

Penn State 60, Denver 39: Mike Walker scored 14 points, and Geary Claxton added 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead host Penn State (6-4) over Denver (3-5).

Penn State is having a stellar defensive week. Three days after limiting Princeton to the second-lowest points-against total in school history with a 61-38 victory, the Nittany Lions held Denver to the third-lowest total. Penn State's finest defensive game came on Dec. 22, 1989, in a 62-37 victory over Southwest Texas State.

The Pioneers went 9 minutes, 59 seconds without a point in the first period, missing 6 field goals and making 8 turnovers.