Kalin Lucas leads Michigan State past Penn State

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Kalin Lucas scored 24 points in his return to the starting lineup and No. 10 Michigan State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 65-54 victory over beat Penn State on Saturday.

Darting through the lane to score and hitting off-balance jumpers, Lucas didn’t look like he was hobbled by the heavily wrapped right ankle he sprained on Feb. 2. Lucas, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year missed one game, then came off the bench during a 76-64 loss a week later to No. 6 Purdue.

Durrell Summers and Delvon Roe scored all the points for the Spartans (20-6, 10-3 Big Ten) in a 13-0 second-half run to put the game out of reach after the Nittany Lions had taken a 46-44 lead with 12:24 left.

Talor Battle had 30 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range, but the Nittany Lions (8-16, 0-12).

No. 11 Wisconsin 83, Indiana 55

MADISON, Wis. — Jason Bohannon had seven 3-pointers and a career-high 30 points to help No. 11 Wisconsin beat Indiana.

Trevon Hughes added 16 points and Wisconsin (19-6, 9-4 Big Ten) showed no lingering effects after a loss to Illinois on Tuesday, their first after 51 straight wins against unranked conference foes at home under coach Bo Ryan.

Christian Watford scored 15 points on 4-of-12 shooting to lead the Hoosiers (9-15, 3-9), who have lost six straight.

No. 6 Purdue 63, Iowa 40

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Purdue won its seventh straight.

E’Twaun Moore had 11 points and Chris Kramer anchored the defense with four steals for the Boilermakers (21-3, 9-3 Big Ten).

Cully Payne scored 11 points and Jarryd Cole had 10 for the Hawkeyes (9-17, 3-10). Matt Gatens, Iowa’s top scorer this season, finished with three points on 1-of-10 shooting.