Keith Appling leads No. 1 Michigan State over Mount St. Mary's 98-65

Mount St. Mary's Gregory Graves, left, reaches for a rebound against Michigan State's Adreian Payne and Mount St. Mary's Rashad Whack (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) (The Associated Press)

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Michigan State's Branden Dawson, left, and Mount St. Mary's Rashad Whack wrestle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) (The Associated Press)

Keith Appling came off the bench to score 17 points and Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice added 15 apiece Friday to power Michigan State to a 98-65 victory over Mount St. Mary's and help the Spartans continue their domination of non-conference opponents at home during November.

The last time the Spartans (7-0) lost at home in November was to a David Robinson-led Navy team on Nov. 29, 1986. Michigan State has won 74 straight games against unranked non-conference opponents at home.

Michigan State - which is off to its best start since opening the 2000-01 season with a 12-0 mark - did not start Appling, Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson due to "classroom attendance issues."

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