Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points in his first start of the season and saved No. 9 Michigan State with two late 3-pointers for a 76-72 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.

Ugochukwu made the most of his opportunity, finishing 5 for 5 from 3-point range to set another career high.

Jaxon Kohler added 10 points and 12 rebounds and Carson Cooper had 10 points for the Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten).

Freddie Dilione V led upset-minded Penn State (8-3, 0-2) with a career-best 23 points. Kayden Mingo contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Nittany Lions and Ivan Juric added 10 points.

Mistake-prone Michigan State squandered a nine-point lead in the first half and a 10-point margin early in the second as it coughed up a season-high 17 turnov

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