{"id":151701,"date":"2022-12-08T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-states-aj-hoggard-leads-way-in-67-58-win-over-penn-state\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:43:02","slug":"michigan-states-aj-hoggard-leads-way-in-67-58-win-over-penn-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michigan-states-aj-hoggard-leads-way-in-67-58-win-over-penn-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State’s AJ Hoggard leads way in 67-58 win over Penn State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AJ Hoggard turned in a homecoming to remember for Michigan State basketball.<\/p>\n

The junior guard had a career-high 23 points as the Spartans got a much-needed 67-58 victory against Penn State on Wednesday at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Hoggard, a native of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, who did not start MSU’s loss Sunday against Northwestern, scored at all three levels against the Nittany Lions. He had a pair of three-point plays to help the Spartans (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten) recover from a 10-point first-half deficit to pull into a halftime tie. Then in the second half, Hoggard continued to attack with his jumper and scored 13 points, including four free throws in the final two minutes as MSU pulled away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m so proud of my team. I’m proud of AJ, I’m happy for him.\u201d MSU coach Tom Izzo told Big Ten Network after the game. \u201cWe needed this win, we got this win. We showed a little character.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joey Hauser had 12 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and Tyson Walker added 10 of his 14 points in the second half.<\/p>\n

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Jalen Pickett finished with 13 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists for Penn State (6-3, 0-1). Seth Lundy added 16 points and Camren Wynter scored 10 for the Nittany Lions, who shot just 34.5% overall. MSU’s defense held the dangerous 3-point shooting team to just 8-for-27 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n