• Matt Van Dyk, Nick Ward and Cassius Winston all made their first career start and the Spartans fielded their fifth different starting lineup of the season.
• Nick Ward led all scorers with a career-high 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor to go along with a game-high nine rebounds.
• Eron Harris tallied double-digit points for the seventh consecutive game and 10th time this season. 11 of his 15 points came in the second half and MSU is now 8-2 this when the redshirt senior scores more than 10 points.