EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Cassius Winston piled up 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and No. 3 Michigan State never trailed while handing No. 5 Notre Dame its first loss, 81-63 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Thursday.
Joshua Langford contributed 17 points, while Miles Bridges tossed in 14 points with six rebounds for Michigan State (6-1). Nick Ward added 12 points and five rebounds.
Bonzie Colson led Notre Dame (6-1) with 17 points and six rebounds. Rex Pflueger had 15 points and T.J. Gibbs added 11, while Matt Farrell supplied 10 -- all in the second half -- for the Fighting Irish.
The Spartans controlled the first half from the opening tip and led 46-26 at halftime. Notre Dame could only get within seven in the second half.
NO. 9 TEXAS A&M 78, TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY 60
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- DJ Hogg had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Admon Gilder also scored 17 to lead Texas A&M to victory over Texas-Rio Grande Valley.
Hogg made two 3-pointers and Gilder had eight points as the Aggies (7-0) scored the first 16 points and 20 of the first 25 while cruising to their best start in 10 seasons. Tyler Davis finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, Tonny Trocha-Morelos had nine points, and Robert Williams totaled 14 rebounds for Texas A&M.
Nick Dixon, who averages 22.5 points, had 13 points and six rebounds for the Vaqueros (3-6). Texas-Rio Grande Valley shot 31.4 percent from the field.
NO. 19 WEST VIRGINIA 102, NJIT 69
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jevon Carter scored 16 of his 25 points in the first half and became West Virginia's career steals leader in the victory over NJIT.
Carter made 5 of 11 shots from 3-point range, sank all six free throws and finished with a team-leading nine rebounds, six assists and five steals. Carter broke Greg Jones' career steals mark with No. 252 late in the first half, leading to a transition dunk by Teddy Allen. Allen finished with 16 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Mountaineers (7-1).
Anthony Tarke scored 13 points and Diandre Wilson added 12 for the Highlanders (4-3).
SETON HALL 89, No. 22 TEXAS TECH 79
NEW YORK -- Desi Rodriguez had 24 points, Myles Powell added 19 and Seton Hall used a strong second half to defeat Texas Tech in the Under Armour Reunion at Madison Square Garden.
Khadeen Carrington scored 16 points and Angel Delgado had 12 points for the Pirates (6-1), who outscored the Red Raiders 49-31 in the second half. Powell had 17 in the second half, including all four of his 3-pointers.
Keenan Evans scored 21 points and Zach Smith added 12 for Texas Tech (6-1), which entered the AP poll this week and was in the Top 25 of both polls for the first time since Dec. 28, 2009.
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