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Rocky Lombardi's 3 TD passes lift Michigan State over No. 13 Michigan

Rocky Lombardi's 3 TD passes lift Michigan State over No. 13 Michigan
Rocky Lombardi's 3 TD passes lift Michigan State over No. 13 Michigan
Rocky Lombardi's 3 TD passes lift Michigan State over No. 13 Michigan
Rocky Lombardi's 3 TD passes lift Michigan State over No. 13 Michigan
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(WXYZ) -- Rocky Lombardi threw three touchdown passes and Michigan State beat No. 13 Michigan 27-24 Saturday.

Lombardi found Connor Heyward on touchdown passes of two yards in the second quarter and 13 yards in the fourth quarter.

Michigan State opened the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Lombardi to Ricky White in the first quarter.

Blake Corum scored two rushing touchdowns for the Wolverines.

Hassan Haskins rushed for a two-yard touchdown with 37 seconds remaining in regulation to close Michigan's gap to 27-24, but the Wolverines were unable to recover the ensuing onside kick attempt.

The win - Mel Tucker's first as Michigan State head coach - is the Spartans' first in the rivalry since 2017. Michigan won last season's meeting 44-10.

Game tickets were not made available to the general public, but a limited number of players' friends and family were in attendance at Michigan Stadium. Rows of cardboard cutouts were placed in student seating areas.

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