This game looked insurmountable from the minute it appeared on the schedule. The only question was how bad it would go. As it turned out, it would be worse than any of us could have imagined. A disastrous night for the Nittany Lions saw Michigan State take an early lead to start, then, slowly but surely, build on it on the backs of Penn State turnovers, coupled with Michigan State’s ability to run the floor efficiently.
In essence, Michigan State did what Penn State wants to do, but 100 times better. The Spartans collected 24 points off the Lions’ 16 turnovers (11 of which came in the first half), and the team simply couldn’t find a rhythm all game long.