NCAAB: Late spurt pushes Michigan State past Penn State

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A.J. Hoggard scored a career-high 23 points to lead Michigan State to a 67-58 road win over Penn State on Wednesday in a Big Ten contest at State College, Pa.

Tyson Walker added 14 points and Joey Hauser had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Spartans (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten), who had lost two straight.

Leading 58-56 with 2:47 remaining, Michigan State took a 62-56 lead with 2:05 left after a basket by Hauser and two free throws by Hoggard.

Penn State couldn’t score on two straight possessions, then Hoggard hit two free throws with 1:00 remaining to give the Spartans a 64-56 lead.

Michigan State then wrapped up the scoring on a free throw by Jaden Akins with 35.1 seconds left.

Seth Lundy scored 16 points and Jalen Pickett had 13 points and 17 rebounds in defeat for Penn State (6-3, 0-1), which only made one 3-point attempt in the second half after making seven in the first half.

The Nittany Lions have lost their last two games after a 6-1 start.

The game was tied 35-35 at halftime and neither team was able to get much separation from the other in a second half that featured 10 lead changes in the first 10 minutes.

Trailing 50-49, Michigan State went on a 7-2 run to take a 56-52 lead with 6:51 remaining after a 3-pointer by Walker.

Penn State got off to a good start, building a nine-point lead at 21-12 with 10:05 remaining in the first half.

Michigan State then found some offensive rhythm, cutting the Penn State lead to 25-24 with 4:57 remaining in the first half.

The Spartans later scored six straight points to take a 35-33 lead in the final minute of the half.

–Field Level Media

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