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Western Michigan Broncos vs Michigan State Spartans Recap - Michigan State Wins 79-61

Michigan State got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Joey Hauser en route to a 79-61 victory over Western Michigan on Sunday at Jack Breslin Student Events Center.

Michigan State earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -23.5-point spread.

Aaron Henry had 12 points for Michigan State and Rocket Watts chipped in with 10 points. Rocket Watts had 6 assists for them, while Joey Hauser was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Western Michigan got a 19-point performance from B. Artis White, who was supported by 16 points from Titus Wright. Greg Lee had 4 assists in a losing cause for Western Michigan, while Titus Wright grabbed 10 rebounds.

Michigan State was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Michigan State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 33-28.

Michigan State heads into a battle against Virginia. Western Michigan, meanwhile, will have their next action against Wisconsin-Milwaukee.