College Basketball Roundup | Michigan State puts away IPFW

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — IPFW slowed the game down and for a while No. 5 Michigan State couldn't keep up.

After finishing with a flourish in the first half to open an eight-point halftime lead, the Spartans (2-0) came out in the second half making just 1 of 10 shots, falling behind twice by three points against methodical IPFW (0-2). But the Spartans finally gained control inside, using a 13-0 run in the second half to beat the Mastodons 70-59 on Wednesday night.

"They just controlled the tempo from the start. We didn't play that great of a defense. We just didn't do the things that we normally do. It was just a disappointing win," said Raymar Morgan, who scored eight of his team-leading 22 points during the decisive run.

Notes

• The 2014 men's Final Four will be played at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas, with a capacity of 93,000. The 2016 men's Final Four will be played at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The 2012 Final Four will be played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, with finals awarded to Atlanta's Georgia Dome in 2013 and the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2015.

• North Carolina said freshman 7-footer Tyler Zeller will likely miss the rest of the season with a broken left wrist he suffered late in Tuesday night's win against Kentucky. Zeller had surgery to repair fractures in two places, a recovery that normally would take 12 to 16 weeks.

• The NCAA has denied Alex Stepheson's waiver petition for immediate eligibility to compete at 19th-ranked USC after transferring from No. 1 North Carolina. The forward won't be eligible at USC this season.

Top 10 women's games

At No. 4 North Carolina 73, No. 23 Xavier 67

Rashanda McCants scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half to rally North Carolina over Xavier in the women's Preseason NIT. McCants brought the Tar Heels (4-0) back from a five-point second-half deficit. Cetera DeGraffenreid had 15 points and Italee Lucas scored 13 for UNC.

Jerri Taylor scored 15 points for Xavier (2-1).

At No. 2 Oklahoma 85, Middle Tennessee 65

Ashley Paris scored 21 points, Amanda Thompson had 20, and Oklahoma got acclimated to its highest ranking in school history with a win against Middle Tennessee.

Pac-10 women

At Oregon State 69, Houston 47

Talisa Rhea had 18 points and six rebounds to lead Oregon State (2-0) past Houston. Alex Mitchell had a career-high 16 points and seven rebounds for the Beavers.