No. 10 Michigan State Thumps N.C. State, 81-58

Suton leads Spartans to rare Big Ten win in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Nov. 28, 2007

EDS: No. 10 Michigan St. 81, No. 24 North Carolina St. 58.

By TIM MARTIN
Associated Press Writer

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -Goran Suton had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 10 Michigan State cruised past No. 24 North Carolina State 81-58 on Wednesday night.

The Spartans (5-1) have won 30 straight nonconference home games at Breslin Center, extending what was the nation's sixth-longest active streak entering the game that was part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

J.J. Hickson had 21 points for N.C. State (4-2), which shot poorly and was dominated on the boards by the Spartans.

Michigan State led by as many as 32 points in the second half before the Wolfpack rallied late to make the final score closer.

Michigan State entered this year's annual conference competition as the only regularly participating Big Ten team with a winning record, which now stands at 5-3. The ACC has won the overall series every year since its debut in 1999.

N.C. State is 5-4 in the event.