Penn State 72, Michigan State 68
2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2009
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Penn State vs. Michigan State
February 1, 2009
Post-Game Notes
• Kalin Lucas scored 23 points on 7-for-21 shooting and has now scored at least 20 points in seven games this season and eight times in his career. His 21 field-goal attempts were a career high.
• Goran Suton's two three-pointers today tied a career high.
• Michigan State has not lost back-to-back home games since December 1997 it fell to Temple, 56-54 (Dec. 4) and Detroit, 68-65 (Dec. 13).
• Today marked the first time this season the Spartans committed fewer turnovers than their opponent and lost the game. MSU is now 9-1 when committing fewer turnovers than its opponents.
• Penn State improved to 15-0 this season when leading at halftime.
• The Nittany Lions' win was their first ever in East Lansing (1-16). MSU leads the all-time series with Penn State, 26-5.
• Penn State shot 56 percent from the field, a season high for a Spartan opponent.
