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The Spartans look to bounce back from their first loss of the season as they face the Nittany Lions at the Bryce Jordan Center, with tipoff at noon ET on Big Ten Network.
The Michigan State Spartans and Penn State Nittany Lions meet Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania, with tip-off set for noon ET.
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Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Michigan State overcame a sloppy performance to beat Penn State 76-72 on Saturday.
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Kayden Mingo leads Penn State with 15.4 points per game. Mingo is one of four Nittany Lions averaging in double figures along with Freddie Dilione (13.3), Melih Tunca (12.8), and Josh Reed (10.0). Ivan Juric is close to double figures at 9.7.
Michigan State enters Saturday’s game with an 8-1 overall record and a 1-0 mark in the Big Ten Conference following a 66-60 loss at home to then-No. 4 Duke last Saturday. The Spartans are No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No.
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Michigan State basketball is coming off an important 76–72 road win over Penn State in Happy Valley. Both teams entered the matchup looking to bounce back from