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Michigan State Revenges Loss to Iowa

No. 7 Texas wins 7th straight, No. 6 UCLA comes back to win

By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser User

Posted Feb 23, 2008 5:41 PM CST
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(Newser) – Six weeks ago, Iowa sent No. 19 Michigan State reeling with a convincing win. Today, the Spartans made sure that didn't happen again by scoring 20 of the games first 21 points in a 66-52 Big Ten win, reports the Associated Press. The win was the 300th for Tom Izzo as the Spartans coach. Raymar Morgan led the Spartans with 16 points. In other Top 25 action:

  • No. 7 Texas won its seventh straight game as DJ Augustin scored 19 points in a 62-45 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma.
  • No. 6 UCLA came from 11 back in the second half to beat Oregon 75-65 in a Pac-10 game. Russell Westbrook led the Bruins with 16 points.

Michigan State's Raymar Morgan, right, shoots against Iowa's Justin Johnson, center, and Cyrus Tate, left, during the second half of a basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in East Lansing, Mich. Morgan led Michigan State with 16 points in a 66-52 win. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Michigan State's Raymar Morgan, right, shoots against Iowa's Justin Johnson, center, and Cyrus Tate, left, during the second half of a basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in East Lansing, Mich. Morgan...   (Associated Press)
Texas forward Damion James, left, goes up for a block against Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin, right, during second half action in their men's college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Texas forward Damion James, left, goes up for a block against Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin, right, during second half action in their men's college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Austin,...   (Associated Press)
UCLA's Russell Westbrook goes up for a shot during the first half of a basketball game against Oregon in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)
UCLA's Russell Westbrook goes up for a shot during the first half of a basketball game against Oregon in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)   (Associated Press)
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Texas 62 Oklahoma 45
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