Las Vegas — Cassius Winston had 19 points and seven assists to help No. 11 Michigan State cruise past No. 17 UCLA, 87-67, on Thursday night to reach the final of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Nick Ward scored 16 points, Joshua Langford had 14 and Josh McQuaid had 11 for Michigan State (4-1).
“It was one of those weird times my assistants did a good job, my players did a good job,” said Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, whose team shot 52 percent. “And when you make shots, you look better than you are.”
The Spartans will play Texas in the championship game at 6:30 p.