National Basketball Association
Penn St. 84, Michigan 78
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Larry Scirotto, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
8892
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Penn State 84, No. 4 Michigan 78: Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points and Ross Travis added 15 poitns and 12 rebounds as the host Nittany Lions rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to snap a 14-game losing streak with a stunning upset of the Wolverines.
D.J. Newbill chipped in 17 points for Penn State (9-18, 1-14 Big Ten), which had not won since Dec. 29 and was in danger of becoming the first team to go winless in Big Ten play since Northwestern in the 1999-2000 season.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points and Trey Burke added 18 for Michigan (23-5, 10-5), which has lost four of its last seven games after a 20-1 start. Nik Stauskas contributed 12 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Morgan chipped in 11 points.
The Nittany Lions hung around throughout the first half and led 34-32 with two minutes left. Michigan managed a 39-36 lead at halftime and scored the first eight points of the second half to break it open.
The Wolverines pushed the margin as wide as 66-51 before Penn State stormed back. Marshall hit three 3-pointers and converted a three-point play as the Nittany Lions rallied to tie it at 74, and he put them ahead with a pair of free throws with 3:55 left. Michigan didn't make a field goal for the final 6:37.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Penn State had lost 18 consecutive conference games dating to last season. … The Nittany Lions snapped a six-game losing streak against Michigan. … Michigan was 5-for-20 from 3-point range and 13-for-20 from the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan |
|
Penn St. |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 19 |
Scoring |
Jermaine Marshall 25 |
|
Trey Burke 6 |
Assists |
D.J. Newbill 5 |
|
Nik Stauskas 8 |
Rebounds |
Ross Travis 12 |
|
Trey Burke 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Ross Travis 7 |
|
Nik Stauskas 2 |
Steals |
Ross Travis 4 |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Sasa Borovnjak 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan
|
78 |
51.7 |
5-20 |
13-20 |
13 |
37 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
| Penn St.
|
84 |
47.4 |
10-20 |
20-27 |
15 |
27 |
3 |
9 |
9 |