<div id="subtitle">Grant leads Penn State to 68-60 win over struggling No. 20 Michigan State</div><div><p>Tyra Grant had 23 points to help Penn State beat No. 20 Michigan State 68-60 on Sunday, handing the Spartans their third consecutive loss.</p><p>Alex Bentley added 14 points for the surging Nittany Lions (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten), who earned their fourth straight victory and already have surpassed their win total from last season.</p><p>Jasmine Thomas had 19 points and Kalisha Keane scored 14 for Michigan State (11-7, 2-5).</p><p>The Spartans scored just 11 points in the final 10 minutes, and the Lady Lions sewed up the game from the free-throw line, including two each in the final minute from Bentley and Julia Trogele.</p><p>Michigan State started the game with a 7-0 run and Lauren Aitch's layup with 13:51 left in the second half gave the Spartans a 46-41 lead. But the Nittany Lions rallied and took the lead for good when freshman Nikki Greene made a jumper with 7:24 left to make it 55-54.</p><p>Greene finished with 12 points and seven rebounds for Penn State, which went 21 for 27 from the free-throw line.</p><p>Michigan State, which outrebounded the Nittany Lions 42-38, shot 25 percent (7 for 28) from the field in the second half and 34.5 percent for the game. Lykendra Johnson finished with 11 boards for the Spartans.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67121415&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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