Aaron Henry scored 20 points, and Michigan State overcame blowing a 12-point second-half lead to defeat Penn State 60-58 Tuesday at East Lansing, Mich.

Joey Hauser scored 11 points off the bench, and Malik Hall had 10 points and five rebounds for Michigan State (10-7, 4-7 Big Ten), which recorded its second straight victory after a four-game losing streak. Joshua Langford scored his 1,000th career point in the first half and finished with five points.

John Harrar powered for 17 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, and Myreon Jones scored 15 for Penn State (7-9, 4-8). Sam Sessoms and Myles Dread chipped in eight points apiece.

The Spartans led 32-24 at halftime behind Henry and Hauser, who scored nine points apiece. Harrar tallied nine points and nine rebounds for the Nittany Lions.

Michigan State scored 12 unanswered points in the early going to take a 17-6 lead. Hauser scored four of those points, and Henry finished the run with a 3-pointer.

Penn State scored the next six points but trailed by deficits ranging from 7-10 points in the last eight minutes of the half. The Nittany Lions made just one of 10 3-point tries prior to the break.

When Henry scored in the lane two minutes into the second half, Michigan State's lead was up to 12, 36-24.

Penn State then went on a 17-5 run to tie it at 41 apiece. Harrar scored five of those points, and Sessoms hit a pair of 3-pointers, including the tying bucket.

The Spartans regained the lead on a Hall basket and stretched it to six points, 48-42, when Henry rattled in a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired.

The Nittany Lions kept the pressure on and gained a 52-51 advantage with 6:16 left on Jones' layup. Another Jones layup with five minutes to go gave Penn State a 56-54 lead.

Hauser tied at 58-all with 2:06 remaining on two free throws.

Marcus Bingham Jr.'s free throws with 1:18 left gave Michigan State a two-point lead.

Dread missed a 3-point attempt with 11 seconds remaining, and Langford grabbed the rebound. He missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Dread misfired a stepback 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

--Field Level Media