Shannon Brown had 26 points and eight assists to lead the 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans over the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, 98-69, at Resch Center.

Paul Davis had 25 points and eight rebounds and Maurice Ager netted 25 points with six rebounds for the Spartans (10-2), who have won their last eight games following a tough triple-overtime loss to Gonzaga on November 22.

Ryan Evanochko scored 18 points and added seven assists and Mike Schachtner and Terry Evans each scored 15 points for the Phoenix (4-7), who have lost their last two games following a two-game winning streak.

The Phoenix had a 13-10 lead after Evans hit a three-pointer with 14:16 left in the half to cap off a 7-0 run.

However, the Spartans took the lead for good on a three-pointer by Brown with 8:22 remaining until halftime to make it a 21-19 game.

Wisconsin-Green Bay did not allow Michigan State any long scoring runs, but the Spartans slowly pulled away and led by 11 points after Drew Neitzel hit a three-pointer to make it a 44-33 game with 26 seconds until the half. However, Aswan Minatee hit a jumper in the waning seconds to make it a nine- point game going into the second 20 minutes of play.

The Phoenix were unable to get any closer than nine points in the second half with the score 48-39 after a Evanochko layup with 18:33 remaining.

The Spartans responded with a 12-5 run for a 60-44 lead after Brown hit two free throws with 14:54 left in the contest.

That spurt took the wind out of the Phoenix and although they got within 14 points twice, the Spartans continued to increase their lead. Evanochko made it a 70-56 game on a layup with 10:22 remaining. However, Brown drained a three- pointer on the next possession to start a 13-4 spurt, which he finished with a trey, to make it a 83-60 game with 6:27 left.

Michigan State lead by as much as 31 points towards the end of the game before the final buzzer sounded.

Game Notes:

The Spartans outrebounded Wisconsin-Green Bay 35-25 in the game...Michigan State shot a blistering 62 percent from the floor while the Phoenix managed to hit 46 percent of their shots...Neitzel finished the game with six points and seven assists.