No. 10 Michigan State beats No. 17 Wisconsin

Posted: 01.06.2010 at 11:57 PM

EAST LANSING (AP) --
      EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Chris Allen scored 16 points and
Draymond Green had 11, helping No. 10 Michigan State hold off No.
17 Wisconsin for a 54-47 victory Wednesday night.
      The Spartans (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten) did not trail, but they could
not put the pesky Badgers (12-3, 2-1) away in a closely contested
defensive struggle.
      Jon Leuer scored 18 of his 21 points after halftime to keep
Wisconsin in the game.
      Raymar Morgan's three-point play put the Spartans up 46-41 with
4:14 to go. Kalin Lucas followed with a shot that put them ahead by
eight with a couple minutes left, sealing Michigan State's eighth
straight Big Ten home-opening win.
      Lucas scored 10 points on 3-of-13 shooting and teammate Durrell
Summers missed all four of his shots and didn't score.