College Basketball News

No. 10 Spartans beat No. 21 Minnesota (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 24 points, Chris Allen added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State beat Minnesota 70-58 Wednesday to hand the 21st-ranked Gophers their first loss of the season. In the Big Ten opener for both teams, Michigan State (10-2) wore down Minnesota by repeatedly attacking the basket and clogging the lane defensively.