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Michigan State regains lead with FG

Michigan State takes over at its own 25 with 12:11 to go in the second quarter.

Payton Thorne hits a 4-yard pass, then converts on third-and-6 with an 11-yard completion to Maliq Carr, bringing up first-and-10 at the 40.

Thorne gets the Spartans out of third-and-8 with a 19-yard completion to Montorie Foster that sets up first-and-10 at the 39 of Penn State.

After a 2-yard loss, Thorne scrambles for a gain of 7 to make it third-and-5: Elijah Collins is stopped after a gain of 4.