Three turnovers and a non-existent defense does not a victory make.

Michigan State racked up over 500 yards of total offense and picked off sophomore quarterback Denard Robinson three times on its way to a dominant 34-17 win in front of a packed Michigan Stadium.

The much-hyped matchup between the undefeated in-state rivals turned out to be largely one-sided. Michigan’s first drive of the game lasted nine plays with Wolverine running backs picking up big yardage on the ground, only to end with Robinson throwing an interception in the end zone.

It was a sign of things to come. Michigan routinely put together good drives only to give the ball up in the red zone.

Michigan went into halftime down 17-10.

In the second half, the Spartans could do anything they wanted on offense. Michigan’s defense continued to struggle the way it has all year, only getting stops when it brought the blitz and put pressure on junior quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Michigan State scored on its first drive of the second half, and Michigan followed that with an interception in the red zone when Robinson looked for redshirt junior wideout Junior Hemingway coming across the middle of the end zone.

The Spartans scored on the ensuing drive on an eight-yard run by sophomore running back Larry Caper.

The Wolverines appeared to have one last chance in the fourth quarter, but Robinson’s deep pass was intercepted. Michigan State got the ball and kicked a field goal to seal the game.

The defense allowed three plays over 40 yards in the game, two of them were touchdowns.