Texas Outlasts Michigan St., Snaps Spartans' Streak
Jordan Hamilton scored 21 points, Tristan Thompson had 17 points and 15 rebounds and No. 18 Texas beat No. 12 Michigan State 67-55 on Wednesday night.
The Longhorns (10-2) became the first nonconference team to win at the Breslin Center since Duke on Dec. 3, 2003, snapping a 52-game winning streak.
The Spartans (8-4) have failed to live up to their preseason billing as the second-ranked team in country with only one quality win over then-No. 13 Washington in the Maui Invitational.
Texas trailed only once in the first half and once just after halftime on Michigan State's home court, where Tom Izzo has won nearly 92 percent of his games over the last 14 years.
The Longhorns were simply too athletic and aggressive on both ends of the court for the turnover-prone and poor-shooting Spartans.
Michigan State's Kalin Lucas scored 17 points and didn't have much help.
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