National Basketball Association
Michigan St 82, Florida Atlantic 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 13, 2015
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Lewis Garrison, # Jeff Spedoske
Attendance:
14797
By The Sports Xchange
True freshman forward Deyonta Davis piled up 13 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his debut and No. 13 Michigan State scored 16 unanswered points in the early going and cruised to an 82-55 season-opening victory over Florida Atlantic at Breslin Center on Friday night.
Senior guard Denzel Valentine collected 13 points, eight rebounds and nine assists and center Matt Costello supplied 15 points and seven rebounds for the Spartans. Senior guard Bryn Forbes added 12 points.
Sophomore center C.J. Turman's 15 points led Florida Atlantic, which finished 9-20 last season. Freshman guard Nick Rutherford and senior point guard Jackson Trapp chipped in 10 points apiece.
The 6-foot-10 Davis, a McDonald's All-American, scored on a tip-in for his first basket during the 16-0 run, as the Spartans grabbed a 43-21 halftime lead. Costello, who had a team-high 11 first-half points, finished off the outburst with a three-point play for a 20-4 lead.
Rutherford ended the Owls' 6:41 scoreless drought with a jumper. But the Spartans' lead grew to as much as 25 during the half on a Valentine's 3-pointer to make it 41-16.
The Owls never got closer than 17 in the second half.
The Spartans have won 36 of their last 39 openers and are 99-18 all-time in home openers.
Top Game Performances
| Florida Atlantic |
|
Michigan St |
|
C.J. Turman 15 |
Scoring |
Matt Costello 15 |
|
Jackson Trapp 3 |
Assists |
Denzel Valentine 9 |
|
Jackson Trapp 7 |
Rebounds |
Deyonta Davis 11 |
|
Adonis Filer 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Matt Costello 5 |
|
Marquan Botley 1 |
Steals |
Javon Bess 1 |
|
C.J. Turman 3 |
Blocks |
Deyonta Davis 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida Atlantic
|
55 |
33.9 |
5-20 |
10-14 |
9 |
25 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Michigan St
|
82 |
48.4 |
5-13 |
17-28 |
25 |
50 |
12 |
1 |
13 |
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