The Nittany Lions, plagued with the second-worse scoring offensive in the conference with 63.3 points per game, have sat at the bottom of the standings all season. 

Walking in to Happy Valley riding a three-game losing streak, the Spartans most recent loss came at the hands of Minnesota Sunday. The Spartans ended that streak Wednesday.

Aerial Powers, the Big Ten's second-highest points scorer, once again dominated on the offensive side of the glass, totaling 26-points en route to the win. 

It appeared that the Spartans were hungry enough to put Penn State out of their misery early on in the first half, increasing their lead to as high as 12 with less than six minutes into the contest. 

They would later deflate the momentum from the PSU early on in the second half when a Powers hit a three pointer to increase the MSU lead to 14. The Detroit native would grab nine rebounds and two assists while also recording her 1,000 career-point. 

Sophomore Tori Jankoska, last week's conference player of the week, added 18-points while shooting 6-of-13 from the floor. Anna Morrissey came off the bench and posted 11 points. 

Despite receiving hefty contributions from a handful of Spartans, the team would be forced to dig themselves out of a hole with 9:45 remaining in the second half after blowing their double-digit lead. 

A three pointer by PSU sophomore Keke Sevillian from the corner would tie the game at 57. It would be her three-of-seven points she converted on the night.

But that would be the closest the Nittany Lions would come to garnering a lead, as MSU slowly regained a comfortable margin to winning the weekday matchup. 

Four players would finish in the double-digit mark in the points column for Penn State, including freshman Lindsey Spann, coming off the bench to record 13-points, seven assists and seven rebounds. 

The Spartans will travel back to East Lansing to open up a two-game home stand against No. 5 ranked Maryland on Monday and No. 18 Rutgers next Sunday.