For the second time this year, Michigan State basketball has earned a road win, and it came against another Big Ten opponent in Penn State. On Wednesday, the Spartans took down the Nittany Lions 80 to 72.
The most remarkable thing about this win? It came with Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard combining for just 10 points. Malik Hall dropped an astonishing 29 points and Jaden Akins added 20.
Aside from Malik Hall and Akins dropping some eye-popping stats, I’d say the key to this game was rebounding and turnovers, two staples of a typical Tom Izzo team. MSU only had 11 turnovers to Penn State’s 15, and they had 33 rebounds to Penn State’s 23.
MSU will face another big road test on Saturday when they travel to Ann Arbor to play Michigan.
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