1 6 ▁points ▁while ▁Valent ine ▁ch ipped ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁ass ists . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁as ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁b oll ▁pol ls , ▁they ▁rout ed ▁Eastern ▁Michigan , ▁ 8 9 – 6 5 . ▁Davis ▁led ▁Spart an ▁sc or ers ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁points , ▁while ▁Cost ello ▁not ched ▁ 1 0 ▁reb ounds , ▁and ▁Valent ine ▁d ished ▁out ▁seven ▁ass ists . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Full erton , ▁California ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Dire c TV ▁Wood en ▁Leg acy . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁on ▁Thanks g iving , ▁a ▁blow out ▁of ▁Boston ▁College , ▁Valent ine ▁repeated ▁his ▁performance ▁against ▁Kansas , ▁not ch ing ▁a ▁triple ▁double ▁again ▁( 2 9 ▁points , ▁ 1 1 ▁reb ounds , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁ass ists ). ▁The ▁win ▁marked ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ' s ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁career ▁win , ▁all ▁with ▁Michigan ▁State . ▁The ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁Wood en ▁Leg acy ▁saw ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁facing ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 ▁for ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁game . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁pre va iled ▁again ▁for ▁their ▁sixth ▁straight ▁win ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁season . ▁Valent ine ▁scored ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 3 2 ▁points ▁with ▁nine ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁six ▁ass ists ▁as