Nittany Lions top Spartans

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Lamar Stevens had 24 points and Myreon Jones made a career-high six three-pointers and scored 20 points, leading No. 22 Penn State to a 75-70 victory over No. 16 Michigan State on Tuesday night.

The Nittany Lions (17-5, 7-5 Big Ten) have won five consecutive games, making them contenders in the conference during the second half of the regular season.

The Spartans (16-7, 8-4) dropped consecutive games for the first time this season. They also lost to a Big Ten team at home for the first time this season.

Michigan State’s Cassius Winston scored 25 points but could not convert on chances to pull into a tie twice in the closing seconds.

Stevens made two free throws to give Penn State a three-point lead with 16 seconds left. Winston had a chance to tie the game with a three-point play on the ensuing possession but missed the free throw.

Stevens then made two free throws to restore the threepoint lead with 9.1 seconds left.

Winston missed a three-pointer the next time down the court. The Spartans were forced to foul Curtis Jones, who made two free throws to seal Penn State’s first victory at Michigan State since 2009.

In other games involving top 25 teams, Vernon Carey Jr. had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Duke (19-3, 9-2 ACC) to a 63-55 victory over Boston College (11-12, 5-7) at Boston and give Blue Devils Coach Mike Krzyzewski his 500th career Atlantic Coast Conference victory. Tre Jones scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half for the Blue Devils. Derryck Thornton scored 21 points and Steffon Mitchell had 12 rebounds for Boston College . ... Jalen Smith had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 17 and No. 9 Maryland (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten) used a strong second half to beat Rutgers (16-7, 7-5) 56-51 at College Park, Md., for its fifth consecutive victory.