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vs. YSU 
W 73-64
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W 75-56
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W 70-69
Box | Recap		 vs. Wright 
W 62-54
Box | Recap		 @ MSU 
L 54-65
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3rd-seeded Michigan State beats No. 14 Valpo 65-54

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored.

For much of Michigan State's NCAA tournament-opening win, it was as easy as giving Nix the ball and getting out of his way.

Nix had 23 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to help power the third-seeded Spartans past 14th-seeded Valparaiso 65-54 on Thursday with an inspired effort by their only senior.

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Crusaders Headlines
Leaders
Points: R. Broekhoff15.7
Rebounds: R. Broekhoff7.3
Assists: E. Buggs3.7
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: R. Broekhoff88.1%
3P%: R. Broekhoff41.7%
Steals: E. Buggs1.6
Blocks: R. Broekhoff0.8
Horizon Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Valparaiso 13-3 26-8
Detroit 12-4 20-13
Wright State 10-6 23-13
Green Bay 10-6 18-16
Youngstown State 7-9 18-16
UIC 7-9 18-16
Loyola Chicago 5-11 15-16
Cleveland State 5-11 14-18
Milwaukee 3-13 8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 71.2 (82)
Rebounds: 8.9 (310)
Assists: 13.7 (114)
FG%: 48.4% (7)
FT%: 73.1% (53)
3P%: 37.2% (46)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 62.3 (63)
Rebounds: 23.7 (164)
Assists: 10.9 (60)
FG%: 41.5% (112)
FT%: 72.2% (310)
3P%: 33.8% (188)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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