National Basketball Association
Michigan 65, Penn St. 62
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 6, 2011
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Wally Rutecki, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
8302
By SportsDirect Inc.
Darius Morris had 23 points and Stu Douglass added 14 and four 3-pointers as visiting Michigan completed a season sweep over undermanned Penn State, 65-62, Sunday afternoon at Bryce Jordan Center.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 13 points and keyed a decisive run for the Wolverines (14-10, 4-7 Big Ten). Hardaway drained consecutive shots from the arc and Morris added a
jumper and layup to spark a 10-0 run that provided Michigan a 57-53 lead
with 3:12 remaining.
Talor Battle scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Penn State (12-10, 5-6), which played without forward Jeff Brooks, the team’s leading rebounder and shot blocker and No. 2 scorer. The senior separated his shoulder in the first half against Illinois Tuesday.
The Lions, who led 46-36 with just over eight minutes left, got within one on Battle’s three-point play, but Jordan Morgan dunked and Hardaway converted a layup after a steal by Zack Novak to put Michigan back in command.
Battle wouldn’t quit, but missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 43 seconds left. The Wolverines salted the game away at the line and delivered a blow to Penn State's chances for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The Nittany Lions smothered the Wolverines early, taking a 9-2 lead and increasing it to 24-13 on a 3-pointer by D.J. Jackson with 6:52 left in the first half. But Penn State went scoreless the rest of the half, and Douglass nailed two 3-pointers as Michigan closed on a 12-0 run for a 25-24 lead.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan |
|
Penn St. |
|
Darius Morris 23 |
Scoring |
Taylor Battle 31 |
|
Stu Douglass 3 |
Assists |
Tim Frazier 8 |
|
Jordan Morgan 11 |
Rebounds |
Taylor Battle 7 |
|
Darius Morris 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Taylor Battle 8 |
|
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 1 |
Steals |
David Jackson 1 |
|
Jordan Morgan 1 |
Blocks |
Tim Frazier 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan
|
65 |
49.0 |
9-19 |
6-9 |
10 |
27 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Penn St.
|
62 |
40.4 |
10-28 |
14-17 |
14 |
28 |
1 |
3 |
|
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