Penn State Drops 92-65 Decision to Spartans

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QUICK STATS PSU MSU Field Goals 21-51 35-70 Field Goal % 41.2 50.0 3 FG M-A 3-14 10-20 3 FG % 21.4 50.0 Free Throws 20-28 12-15 Free Throw % 71.4 80.0 Rebounds 32 40 Assists 5 17 Turnovers 13 6 Blocks 5 1 Steals 3 7 LEADERS PSU MSU Points Garner - 19 Forbes - 20 Rebounds Taylor - 5 Costello - 9 Assists Reaves - 3 Narin Jr.- 5 Steals Garner - 2 Costello - 4 Blocks Reaves - 1 McQuaid - 1 NEXT UP 1/13 A at Purdue - (BTN- 8:30 p.m. ET)

Jan. 10, 2016

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) - Despite double figure scoring from four Nittany Lions, Penn State dropped a 92-65 decision to No. 5 Michigan State Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Shep Garner led with 19 points for Penn State (10-7, 1-3). Julian Moore added 13 and Devin Foster had 12. Brandon Taylor added 10 points to mark the third time this season the Nittany Lions have had four in double figures.

Forbes made six of the Spartans' 10 3-pointers and scored all his points in the first half in a game in which they never trailed. Forbes finished with 20 points.

''It was just one of those games where Forbes caught on fire early,'' coach Tom Izzo said. ''I thought our execution was really good early and that got us some big baskets that got us going.''

Eron Harris and Gavin Schilling each scored 13 points, and Valentine returned from his knee injury to add 10. Michigan State (16-1, 3-1 Big Ten) led by as many as 31 points midway through the second half.

''That's a really, really good basketball team from top to bottom,'' Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. ''Valentine back definitely inspired them and Forbes really set the tone for the first 20 minutes. He was unbelievable.''

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Michigan State: Izzo had plenty of chances to get all his players minutes. Only four - Forbes, Harris, Valentine and Lourawls Nairn Jr. - played more than 21 minutes, while all but two more played at least five minutes. Forbes played just nine minutes in the second half.

Penn State: Brandon Taylor was honored before the game as the latest member of Penn State's 1,000-point club. He entered the game with 1,030 career points and is 26th on the school's all-time scoring list

The Nittany Lions hit the road for five of the next six Big Ten matchups beginning with a trip to Purdue Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.