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Mackenzie Hughes continues to hold sway at the RSM Classic in Georgia where the PGA Tour rookie posted a second-round 67 to open a two-shot lead at Sea Island. The Canadian carded a stunning 61 over the Seaside Course on Thursday, before adding five more birdies at the Plantation Course 24 hours later.And with 36 holes played, Hughes is yet to make a single bogey after hitting 26 of 28 fairways over the opening two days. Leader Hughes admitted: Theres going to be nerves tomorrow, and Im going to be a little jittery starting out, but thats completely natural.Today was definitely a little more work than on Thursday.Hughes turns 26 next week and, at the halfway stage, his nearest challenger is Cheng Tsung Pan of Chinese Tapei.The 25-year-old Cheng followed a 66 with a 64 at the Seaside Course on Friday, when his sole bogey came the par-three 17th. 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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) wass once again led by freshman Miles Bridges, who leads the team in scoring at over 16 points a game and rebounding at 9.dddddddddddd0 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. ' ' '