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L.J. Cason scored 14 points and No. 2 Michigan held on to beat Penn State 74-72. Nimari Burnett and Trey McKenney had 12 points each and Yaxel Lendeborg added 10 for the Wolverines (14-0, 4-0 Big Ten),
Michigan’s dominant start expanded into a high-scoring first half, leading by 27 at halftime. The Wolverines (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten) handled the Nittany Lions (7-9, 0-5) from there, coasting to a 105-65 win.
The Michigan Wolverines and Penn State Nittany Lions are lined up for Tuesday 7 p.m. ET battle in University Park, Pennsylvania.
The No. 1 team in the country almost suffered a shocking upset, as the Wolverines struggled from beyond the perimeter.
By the first media timeout, the No. 9 Michigan women’s basketball team was back where it needed to be. Rather than drawing up a new plan to take on Penn State, the Wolverines went back to their roots to recharge their starting five and capitalize on their team chemistry early on.
Mervo boys basketball coach Josh Czerski is back on the move, having accepted the Penn State York men’s basketball coaching position on an interim basis. Czerski, 36, a 2012 Penn State York graduate who enjoyed a standout four-year playing career there,
I'm not dejected. I didn't come here to do this bulls---," Rhoades said after Penn State's 76-74 loss to No. 2 Michigan on Tuesday night. "I want to win, and I don't care if it's a 1-point game or a 30-point game.
Dusty May knows that he and his squad got a little bit lucky in Happy Valley and it was interesting to hear him explain how that happened.