STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Injuries to Joshua Langford and Kyle Ahrens left Michigan State basketball short-handed Sunday.
It was time for the freshmen to get their turn, and they responded.
Freshmen Aaron Henry, Gabe Brown and Foster Loyer got their first taste of extended, early and important minutes in Big Ten play, and helped make up for the absence of their junior teammates.
Nick Ward finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the rookies made significant contributions en route to the sixth-ranked Spartans’ 71-56 victory over Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center.