Penn State used one last run to take the fight out of La Salle. Up 70-49 with 8:50 left in the game, the remaining nine minutes were a mere formality. Yes, the Explorers made one last run, they even cut it as close as 10 at one point, but it’s hard to make up a 21-point deficit in eight minutes.

Terry Smith’s Nittany Lions earned it by dominating Michigan State at scrimmage in a 28-10 victory on Saturday in East Lansing. PSU also took home the Land Grant Trophy. Penn State (4-6, 1-6) ran the ball better and the Lions’ defense pitched a second-half shutout.

The Spartans opened with a bang on a 57-yard touchdown run, then mustered just three points the rest of the way Saturday.

The Spartans and Nittany Lions meet in East Lansing with both team hoping to earn their first Big Ten victory.

However MSU would get pressured all night by the Nittany Lions. Alessio Miliojevic in his 2nd career start got sacked 5 times including a strip-sack fumble as Penn State took down MSU 28-10. MSU has now lost 7 in a row and will now travel to Iowa next week.

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Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16 and Penn State beat La Salle 83-69 on Saturday. Kayden Mingo scored 14 points and reserve Ivan Juric had 11 for the Nittany Lions (4-0),