No. 3 Michigan St 77, Penn 52

No. 3 Michigan St 77, Penn 52
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Shannon Brown had 12 points off the bench, including three spectacular dunks on his 18th birthday, to help No. 3 Michigan State beat Penn 77-52 Saturday in the first game of the Coca-Cola Spartan Classic.
Kelvin Torbert had 15 points at power forward, a new position, and Chris Hill added 13, all in the final 21 minutes for Michigan State (2-1). But the bench was just as important in pulling away from the Quakers (1-2).
Brown was the best player on the court with 6-for-10 shooting from the field and five rebounds, while Delco Rowley and Tim Bograkos supplied a lift for the slow-starting Spartans.
Michigan State fell behind early, just as it did in Tuesday's 81-74 loss at No. 6 Kansas. That changed when Brown energized his team and the crowd with slams reminiscent of the 1979 national champions.
It was the schools' first meeting in 25 seasons, when the Spartans slammed Penn 101-67 in a Final Four semifinal in Salt Lake City. In the second game of the two-day event, DePaul played Indiana State in another rematch from 25 seasons ago.
The Quakers' Tim Begley led all scorers with 17 points. But after missing its first seven shots, Michigan State gradually took over, led 32-23 at halftime and pulled away behind .643 shooting from the field in the second half.