There might not be a tournament title at stake between Michigan State and Wichita State on the final day of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday, but there still will be plenty to play for when the Spartans and Shockers square off in the 1 p.m. third-place game.First and foremost could be a place in the national rankings next week, with Michigan State ranked No. 24 and Wichita State receiving 36 votes in this weeks poll.Each team lost in a semifinal on Thursday to a ranked opponent, Michigan State 73-58 to No. 20 Baylor and Wichita State 62-52 to No. 10 Louisville. At stake for the winner is a chance to leave the Bahamas with a 2-1 tournament record and a win over a quality opponent that should enhance an NCAA Tournament resume come March.Michigan State is 0-for-3 this year in an attempt to earn such an RPI-boosting win in the nonconference season, with losses to Arizona and Kentucky before Thursdays second-half collapse against Baylor.The Spartans led by 10 points with eight minutes left in the first half and 33-30 at halftime, but were dominated in the second half, getting outscored 43-25 by Baylor.I didnt think we competed as hard the second half, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said during his postgame show on the Spartan Sports Network and before knowing Fridays opponent. I have to determine the reason for that. Was it because of our own abilities? Was it because of our fatigue? Right now, I am tossing a coin. Im not sure myself. Well figure it out. Were still growing and we are still getting better.Michigan State (3-3) was once again led by freshman Miles Bridges, who leads the team in scoring at over 16 points a game and rebounding at 9.0 points a game.With big men Gavin Schilling and Greg Carter out until at least the New Year for Michigan State, the Spartans are vulnerable to teams with size such as Baylor, which outrebounded the Spartans, 37-30.Michigan State beat St. Johns in the first round on Wednesday, but seemed to wear down having to play the Baylor game less than 15 hours after the St. Johns game ended.At least we will have 20-22 hours to prepare, so that will be like a lifetime, Izzo said.Wichita State (5-1) recorded an 82-47 rout of LSU in the first round, but suffered its first loss of the season against Louisville, shooting just 31.6 percent from the field (18 of 57) and getting outrebounded by a 46-33 margin.The Shockers had trouble with Louisvilles length inside and matchup zone, issues that might not be as big of a problem against Michigan State because of how much smaller the Spartans are.We didnt attack it very well, Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall said in the Wichita Eagle. We didnt get the ball inside enough. When we did we were fairly effective. Youve got to make the zone collapse.Sophomore forward Markis McDuffie (11.8 ppg.) and junior forward Darral Willis, Jr. (11.0 ppg) are the only players this year averaging in double-figures scoring wise for the Shockers. Cheap Baseball Jerseys Authentic . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. Nolan punched Oilers forward Jesse Joensuu in the jaw in front of the Kings goal during a scrum. Nike Baseball Jerseys China .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. https://www.fakebaseballjerseys.com/ . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. Fake Nike Baseball Jerseys . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Fake Nike Baseball Jerseys China . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. SAN DIEGO -- Cameron Neubauer turned almost everything into three points in the second half as San Diego pulled away from Cal State Fullerton Wednesday night for an 82-75 victory.Neubauer scored a career-high 20 points in San Diegos win over Northern Arizona. Against the Titans he matched that effort in the second half. The junior hit three treys, turned two 3-point plays in the second half and scored 20 of his career-high 29 points after intermission.Not to be outdone, Cal States Lionheart LLeslie scored all 21 of his points in the second half to keep the Titans close.dddddddddddd.Tre Coggins led Cal State Fullerton with 23 points, but the Titans (3-6) remain winless on the road.Brett Bailey, the West Coast Conference Player of the Week, scored 21 points, converting 9 of 11 from the free throw line for San Diego (4-5). Olin Carter III added 17 points. ' ' '