National Basketball Association
Michigan 72, Penn St. 69
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Mike Eades, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
11385
By The Sports Xchange
Senior captains Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton each scored 14 points to help Michigan overcome a 14-point second-half deficit and earn a 72-69 victory over Penn State in a Big 10 contest Wednesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Junior D.J. Wilson and sophomore Moritz Wagner each added 12 points for the Wolverines (11-4, 1-1), who helped coach John Beilein earn his 200th win at Michigan.
Freshman Lamar Stevens scored 16 points and junior Shep Garner added 12 points for the Nittany Lions (9-7, 1-2), who led 36-29 at halftime and built its lead to 14 points at 54-40 with 12:41 remaining.
But the Wolverines went on a 12-1 run to cut the Penn State lead to 55-52 with 8:35 left and took its first lead since it was 7-6 when Walton hit Wilson for an alley-oop with 3:29 remaining to put Michigan ahead 62-61.
The Wolverines took a 68-63 lead with 56.6 seconds left on a jumper by Irvin before Nittany Lions sophomore Josh Reaves hit a 3-pointer to pull Penn State within 68-66 with 46.6 seconds remaining.
Following a Michigan turnover with 24.2 seconds to go, the Nittany Lions had a chance to tie or win the game, but freshman Tony Carr missed a 3-pointer with less than 14 seconds remaining that was rebounded by Walton.
With 12.5 seconds left, Walton hit both free throws to give the Wolverines a 70-66 lead.
Penn State closed to within 70-69 with 5.2 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Garner, but Irvin was fouled on the ensuing inbound pass and hit two free throws with 4.0 seconds remaining to give Michigan a 72-69 lead.
A desperation shot from half-court by Carr missed badly as the horn expired.
The Nittany Lions outrebounded the Wolverines 38-27, but committed 14 turnovers that led to 20 Michigan points.
Top Game Performances
Penn St. |
|
Michigan |
Lamar Stevens 16 |
Scoring |
Zak Irvin 14 |
Tony Carr 3 |
Assists |
Zak Irvin 4 |
Lamar Stevens 9 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Walton Jr 6 |
Lamar Stevens 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Walton Jr 6 |
Shep Garner 1 |
Steals |
Moritz Wagner 3 |
Josh Reaves 2 |
Blocks |
D.J. Wilson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Penn St.
|
69 |
48.0 |
8-19 |
13-19 |
10 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
Michigan
|
72 |
44.6 |
6-21 |
16-21 |
10 |
25 |
3 |
9 |
5 |