Men’s top 25 \ Saturday’s other games

December 28, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

No. 11 Michigan State 82, Oakland, Mich. 66

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Goran Suton had 16 points and nine rebounds to help lift Michigan State. Suton made his first start in over a month. He missed six games with a knee injury, then came off the bench in Michigan State’s next two games. Kalin Lucas added 15 points for Michigan State (9-2), while Travis Walton had 14. Keith Benson led Oakland (8-7) with 20 points, while Erik Kangas scored 15. Oakland star Derick Nelson, playing just his second game after breaking his foot in the preseason, did not score in limited action. Michigan State’s biggest scare came with 2:41 left, as freshman forward Delvin Roe fell to the court holding his left knee, but he quickly walked off the court under his own power. The Spartans scored the game’s first nine points, but Oakland responded with a 15-0 run before Michigan State scored 11 in a row to go up 20-15. The Spartans had one more surge left, and went into the half with a 44-30 lead. Michigan State outrebounded Oakland 23-11 in the half. Michigan State didn’t have any lapses in the second half, leading by as many as 23.

No. 19 Louisville 82, UAB 62

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rick Pitino’s little experiment seemed to get his struggling team’s attention. Terrence Williams had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Samardo Samuels added 17 points and 11 boards to help Louisville and its revamped lineup ease by UAB. Earl Clark — who didn’t start for the first time this season after Pitino chastised him for inconsistent play — had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists as the Cardinals (8-2) bounced back from a disappointing loss to Minnesota last week. Robert Vaden led UAB (8-4) with 22 points, Lawrence Kinnard had 19 points and eight rebounds and Paul Delaney III added 16 points and four assists for the Blazers.

No. 25 Missouri 107, SIU-Edwardsville 57

COLUMBIA, Mo. — DeMarre Carroll had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 25 Missouri cruise. Carroll, averaging 16.5 points a game, tweaked his ankle early in a 75-59 loss to Illinois and scored only six points in his first single-digit scoring effort of the season. Guard Miguel Paul scored 12, while Kim English and Laurence Bowers each had 10 points for the Tigers (10-2), who had six players in double figures. Leo Lyons and Marcus Denmon each added 11 points. Mark Yelovich led SIU-Edwardsville (2-11) with 13 points.

Associated Press