Following a week off after the first loss of the season, Michigan State survived a sloppy performance in its road debut.

Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points in his first start of the year to lift the No. 9 Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten) to a 76-72 win at Penn State (8-3, 0-2) on Saturday afternoon.

Michigan State, which led by 10 in the second half, overcame a season-high 17 turnovers by closing on a 12-5 run over the final five minutes. Ugochukwu hit all five of his 3-point attempts and Jaxon Kohler posted his fifth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Spartans. Carson Cooper scored 10 while Jeremy Fears had eight points and nine assists.

Freddie Dilione led Penn State with 23 points, Kayden Mingo scored 11 and Ivan Juric had 10. The Nittany L

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