A.J. Hoggard turned in a homecoming to remember for Michigan State basketball.
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.
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.