EAST LANSING, Mich. Paul Krause Authentic Jersey . -- With some swagger and a sweet stroke, Nik Stauskas lifted Michigan to a rare win at Michigan State. Stauskas made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3:12 left and finished with 19 points to lead the 21st-ranked Wolverines to an 80-75 win over the third-ranked Spartans on Saturday night to remain the only Big Ten team without a conference loss. The sophomore shooting guard had four assists and unofficially had another one, separating coach John Beilein from a face-to-face argument with an official with 4:01 remaining. "He was about to get a technical," Stauskas said. Stauskas helped the usually mild-mannered Beilein from saying or doing something that might cost his team points just before the Wolverines (15-4, 7-0 Big Ten) went on a 10-0 run late in the game to take control. "Thats a great step in his leadership," Beilein said with a grin. The Wolverines won for just the second time in 15 games at the Breslin Center. Michigan is the first team since at least the 1996-97 season to win three straight games against top-10 teams in the regular season, according to STATS. The Wolverines, who had never pulled off that feat in school history, were coming off a win against No. 10 Iowa at home after beating then-No. 3 Wisconsin on the road. "This is a great win for us because of who we were just able to beat," Beilein said. "Its one of the classiest, best programs in the country." Freshman Derrick Walton Jr. scored a season-high 19 and Caris LeVert scored 17 for the Wolverines, who have won nine straight without standout centre Mitch McGary. The Spartans (18-2, 7-1) had won 11 straight since losing to North Carolina at home, but the streak was snapped by their rival soon after another injury-related setback. "The better team won," coach Tom Izzo acknowledged. Adreian Payne missed a fifth straight game with a sprained right foot and Branden Dawson was out for the first time since the junior forward said he broke his right hand hitting a table. Michigan, though, didnt have any sympathy. The Wolverines, who lost Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. early to the NBA, have been playing without McGary because he needed back surgery since losing to No. 1 Arizona in a closely contested game. Michigan States Gary Harris scored a career-high 27 points and didnt get much help offensively from his team that was without two of its best players. Freshman Alvin Ellis scored a season-high 12 points, surpassing his scoring total from his first seven Big Ten games. Keith Appling was held to 10 points on 3 of 11 shooting, playing with a wrist injury and bad back. "He just cant shoot right now with that wrist," Izzo said. Michigan turned 11 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points as it outrebounded the Spartans 34-30. The Wolverines have won five of seven in the series after losing 18 of 21, and Appling took the latest loss hard because he will not play them again at home. "I feel like I lost a close family member," he said softly. "Thats how bad it hurts." Michigan got off to a great start with Stauskas making jumpers, pumping his fist and shouting as he ran back to play defence. The Wolverines started 4 of 4 from the field and led 10-2 before losing the lead midway through the first half as Michigan States defensive intensity picked up and its crowd began to roar. Michigan made shots when it needed them most in the second half, scoring 50 points after halftime, including 5 of 8 on 3-pointers and 23 of 27 at the line. "Youre not going to beat too many teams when they shoot that way," Harris said. Matt Asiata Vikings Jersey . Toews was drilled by Penguins defenceman Brooks Orpik with 6:30 remaining in the second period on Sunday night. The two were going for a loose puck. Harrison Smith Vikings Jersey . - Hall of Fame centre Bill Russell was arrested this week at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after Transportation Security Administration officials found a loaded gun in his luggage.For eight teams, its officially win and youre in. The four return-legs of the Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs will be played Tuesday to determine the final four teams to qualify for next years tournament. Turkey travels to Zagreb in a state of complete shock. Conceding three away goals to Croatia in the first leg leaves them with a mountain to climb. Both teams were among the Top 16 in Europe at the time the groups were drawn for qualifying, so its not out of the question for either team to explode for a flurry of goals. With home field advantage and the sting of Turkeys stunning comeback at Euro 2008 still in the back of their minds, Croatia may put the pedal down at both ends of the pitch to ensure the Turks stay down. Watch Turkey vs. Croatia on TSN at 2pm et/11am pt. The Czechs did their part to take advantage of the home crowd, scoring a comfortable 2-0 lead over Montenegro on Friday, but their lead is by no means insurmountable. The teams insurance goal, scored off a late set-play gives the Czechs the comfort of potentially losing the match, while still winning the aggregate play-off. Montenegro could turn the tides should they score early and force the Czechs into a one-goal game. Watch Czech Republic vs. Montenegro on TSN2 at 2pm et/11am pt. The most excitement of the day should come from the second leg of the battle between Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two sides battled to a scoreless draw on Friday in Zenica. That score line would seem to favour the talented Portugal siide, who now need only to win by one goal on home soil to book their ticket to Poland-Ukraine. Jarius Wright Jersey. However, like Montenegro against the Czechs, if Bosnia and Herzegovina score early, it could drastically change the pace of play and force Portugal to take extra chances to overcome a potential away-goal advantage. Watch Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Portugal on TSN at 4pm et/ 1pm pt. Ireland, on the other hand, may already have its celebration plans made. After a crushing 4-0 win in Tallinn that saw the Estonian side finish with just nine men, a visit to Dublin may simply be a formality for Giovanni Trapattonis squad. Still, Ireland have suffered heartbreak in play-off games before, so it is unlikely they will take any team for granted, especially a team like Estonia thats already surpassed expectations in qualifying for the play-off games. -- In each play-off aggregate, the team with the highest score over the course of both matches will earn a berth to the Euro 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine. In the event two teams end up tied after both 90-minute matches, the first tie-breaker is the amount of goals scored away from home. Should the teams remain tied on aggregate score and away-goals, an extra 30 minutes of play will be added to the second leg. Should the teams remain tied after the 30 minutes, the winner will be decided by penalty kicks. The four winners of the qualifying play-offs will be drawn into pools with the 12 already-qualified squads for Euro 2012 on Dec. 2. ' ' '
