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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas -- Michigan State spent the first 30 minutes playing with energy and building a huge lead, then the last 10 nearly giving it all away.Still, the 24th-ranked Spartans came away from the Battle 4 Atlantis with a win -- and the end of a brutally tough opening month of the schedule in sight.Miles Bridges scored 21 points to help Michigan State hold off Wichita State 77-72 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis third-place game.Eron Harris added 13 points for the Spartans (4-3), who bounced back from Thursdays loss to No. 20 Baylor in a game that left coach Tom Izzo saying his injury-hit team looked awfully tired and maybe a bit overwhelmed by the early schedule.Theres no question that this team has been through a lot, Izzo said. But thats what I challenged them with. I dont challenge them with effort, heart, I dont challenge them very often with character issues. But I did challenge their character a little bit.Izzo said he sensed great focus from his players Friday morning.The most important thing is finding a way to get off the mat, he said. That is the most important lesson I can teach these guys whether it be in life or in basketball.Michigan State led by 18 midway through the half and held a 15-point lead with 8:05 left, only to see the Shockers (5-2) turn to fullcourt pressure to get back in it. Wichita State ran off a 14-0 run to get to 66-65 on Daishon Smiths layup over Bridges with 4:13 left.We got stops, Smith said. We were able to put our athleticism into the game, and thats what we did.But the Shockers couldnt quite push ahead. Bridges and fellow freshman Cassius Winston hit key 3-pointers. And when the Shockers had one more chance to tie it, Smith missed a long straightaway 3.Bridges grabbed the rebound and hit two clinching free throws with 4.7 seconds left.Darral Willis scored 16 points to lead Wichita State, which shot 36 percent.BIG PICTUREWichita State: As bad as things looked midway through the second half, the Shockers showed a downright scary fullcourt press to get back in it. Coach Gregg Marshall has tried to talk more about defense than the teams offensive potential during three days in Atlantis; that finish might have reinforced it to his team, too.Marshall also didnt rule out the possibility of using pressure defense more going forward.Ill just have to evaluate us and evaluate my coaching and evaluate our personnel and try to figure out a way to play more like the team in the second half than the team in the first half, he said.Michigan State: The Spartans looked fresh and showed a balanced offense for about 30 minutes. From there, they did just enough to hang on.We didnt beat the Lakers, but we won a big game, Izzo said, and we did it with old-style grit for 90 percent of that game.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Spartans will give voters an interesting decision for the next AP Top 25 . Yes, all of the Spartans losses in this brutally tough opening month are to ranked teams. But will that be enough to keep a 4-3 team in the poll? Stay tuned.Wichita State had a shot to play its way in, but two straight losses to ranked opponents ended that chance for now.BRIDGES IN ATLANTISBridges, a 6-foot-7 freshman from Flint, Michigan, went 6 for 11 from the field and made 4 of 8 3-pointers.Once I get going, the basket opens up a little bit more for me, said Bridges, who scored 22 in the opener against St. Johns and had 15 against Baylor.UP NEXTWichita State: The Shockers return home for a Tuesday game against Southern Nazarene, a Division II program from Bethany, Oklahoma.Michigan State: Things dont get any easier for the Spartans. They travel to face No. 6 Duke in its famously hostile Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25Yeezy Outlet . 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Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday.The Premier Leagues top four go head-to-head on Sky Sports on Sunday, when leaders Leicester travel to Arsenal and Manchester City host Tottenham.Just six points separate the teams in the table and this weekend offers the perfect opportunity for each to make a statement of intent in the title race. Who do you think has been the best defender in the Premier League this season? Heres some of your responses... To build up to the big showdowns, all this week Sky Sports will be analysing the teams. Who has the best keeper? As the race for the title heats up, we analyse the top fours goalkeepers... On Monday, we looked at the top-four teams goalkeepers. Next up, we take a look at their defences.Heres what the stats say about their performances in 2015/16... Top-four centre-backs compared Player Team International caps Transfer fee Morgan Leicester City 23 (Jamaica) ￡1m Huth Leicester City 19 (Germany) ￡3m Alderweireld Tottenham 52 (Belgium) ￡11.5m Vertonghen Tottenham 74 (Belgium) ￡9.5m Koscielny Arsenal 23 (France) ￡10m Mertesacker Arsenal 104 (Germany) ￡10m Otamendi Man City 30 (Argentina) ￡28.5m Demichelis Man City 49 (Argentina) ￡4.2m Nicolas Otamendi (L) has made 144 clearances this season Team defence statsArsenal have kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season (12), one more than Manchester City, while Tottenham and Leicester have nine and eight shut-outs, respectively. However, its Spurs who have conceded the fewest goals. Mauricio Pochettinos team have let in just 19 goals - the best record in the Premier League. Arsenal arent far behind, with just 22 goals conceded.When it comes to the playing statistics, Man City have the worst tackle success rate (70.43 per cent) and have made the fewest number of blocks (44) in the Premier League. Top-four defensive records (incl PL rank) Team Fewest goals conceded Most clean sheets Tackle success % Most blocks Most clearances Fewest errors leading to goals Fewest shots faced Leicester 27 (6th) 8 (T8th) 75.89 (8th) 107 (5th) 690 (5th) 1 (1st) 339 (14th) Tottenham 19 (1st) 9 (T5th) 76.02 (7th) 85 (11th) 710 (3rd) 5 (T9th) 265 (4th) Arsenal 22 (2nd) 12 (T1st) 74.84 (12th) 90 (9th) 573 (16th) 3 (T4th) 308 (8th) Man City 26 (5th) 11 (T3rd) 70.43 (20th) 44 (20th) 632 (12th) 5 (T9th) 231 (1st) City have faced the fewest shots at goal this season. However, when that is aanalysed alongside their goals-conceded total it suggests they are presenting the opposition with good goalscoring opportunities.dddddddddddd.On average, Citys opponents score a goal with every 8.8 shots. In contrast, Arsenal only concede a goal for every 14 shots faced, Tottenham for every 13.9 and Leicester for every 12.5. Per Mertesacker (R) has a tackle success rate of 90.48 per cent Top-performing centre-backs Top-four centre-backs stats Centre-back Clean sheets Tackle success % Blocks Clearances Errors leading to goals Games played Morgan 8 72.41 25 130 1 25 Huth 8 75 23 174 0 24 Alderweireld 9 68 18 192 0 25 Vertonghen 7 76.92 17 142 0 23 Koscielny 9 55.56 20 129 0 22 Mertesacker 7 90.48 7 89 0 18 Otamendi 6 62.71 8 144 0 19 Demichelis 3 73.33 4 72 1 17 Robert Huth and Wes Morgan have struck up a key partnership at the heart of the Leicester defence. Ever-present Morgan and Huth, who has missed just one game, have combined for all eight of Leicesters clean sheets this season - and, promisingly for the Foxes, five of those have come in their last seven Premier League fixtures. Robert Huth scored twice in Leicesters win at Man City The pair share a similar tackle success rate and number of blocks, while Huth has made 44 more clearances than his defensive partner and Morgan has made Leicesters only Opta-classified error leading to a goal this season. Vertonghen out for two months Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen damaged a medial ligament in his knee against Crystal Palace Their numbers compare favourably to the other top-four centre-back partnerships, although Arsenals Per Mertesacker has registered a remarkable tackle success rate of 90.48 per cent and Tottenhams Toby Alderweireld has made 192 clearances. Dont forget Kompany... Man City skipper Vincent Kompany has helped the team keep seven clean sheets An inescapable issue for Manchester Citys defence this season has been the absence of Vincent Kompany.The impact the club captain has had on the City rearguard is plain to see in the stats. With him, theyve kept seven clean sheets in nine matches and recorded a 77.8 per cent win record. Without him, theyve managed just four clean sheets in 16 matches and their win percentage drops to 43.8. Man City missing Kompany? With/Without Kompany Wins Draws Losses Win % Conceded Clean sheets With 7 2 0 77.8 1 (while VK on field) 7 Without 7 3 6 43.8 25 4 Watch Arsenal v Leicester from 11.30am and Man City v Tottenham from 4pm on Super Sunday live on Sky Sports 1 HDAlso See:Who has the best keeper?Leicesters title bid: The verdictWhy cant Leicester win the league?This time last year... ' ' '