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Michigan State's Chris Hill, scores against South Florida's Terrence Leather. The Spartans snapped a three-game win streak with a 73-60 win.

updated 11:17 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2003

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Kelvin Torbert scored 17 points off the bench to help Michigan State snap a three-game losing streak and beat South Florida 73-60 Tuesday night.

With new starters Tim Bograkos and Jason Andreas providing much-needed energy, the Spartans (4-4) scored 18 of the first 22 points and 18 of the last 19 in a 42-19 first half.

South Florida (3-4) answered with a 15-1 run to start the second half and slashed the lead to nine. But Torbert scored Michigan State’s next three baskets as his team built a 33-8 edge in bench points.

Chris Hill had 14 points, 11 in the first half, for the unranked Spartans. The team was No. 3 in the nation three weeks ago before losses to Kansas, Duke, Oklahoma and Kentucky.

Paul Davis added 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds but saw his consecutive free-throw string end at 22. Alan Anderson had ten points off the bench and stretched his free-throw string to 26.

Terrence Leather had 25 points and Bradley Mosley added 23 for the Bulls, who dropped their fourth-straight game.

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