National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 73, Penn St. 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Brian Dorsey, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 5342

Michigan 73, Penn State 64: Zak Irvin scored 17 points, including two clutch baskets in the final 90 seconds, and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds as the visiting Wolverines held off the Nittany Lions.

Caris LeVert added 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting for Michigan (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten), which shot 53.3 percent from the floor and 9-of-15 from 3-point range. Derrick Walton Jr. scored seven of his 12 points from the foul line while Spike Albrecht dished out six assists for the Wolverines, who finished 16-of-19 from the free-throw line.

D.J. Newbill led the way with a game-high 20 points and six rebounds for Penn State (12-4, 0-3), which has dropped three straight games after winning 10 in a row. John Johnson tallied 16 points off the bench and Donovon Jack added nine on 4-of-4 shooting for the Nittany Lions.

Aubrey Dawkins nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to give Michigan its biggest lead of the game at 51-41 before Jack converted a three-point play as part of an 8-0 spurt to trim the deficit to two with a little less than 10 minutes remaining. Newbill scored at the rim to even the score at 53 before LeVert drilled three consecutive jumpers to put the Wolverines on top 62-58, and Irvin's dunk with 40 seconds to go sealed the victory.

Johnson made two straight 3-pointers during an 8-0 run to turn a four-point deficit into a 23-19 lead for Penn State. Irvin scored seven straight points a short time later to put Michigan in front by four as the Wolverines knocked down six of their seven attempts from 3-point range in the first half to take a 36-29 advantage into intermission.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Michigan has won eight of the last nine meetings with Penn State. … The Wolverines overcame a season-high 15 turnovers. … Nittany Lions F Brandon Taylor was limited to two points on 1-of-10 shooting and is 8-of-39 in his last four games.
Top Game Performances
 
Michigan   Penn St.
Caris LeVert 18 Scoring D.J. Newbill 20
Spike Albrecht 6 Assists Shep Garner 3
Zak Irvin 9 Rebounds D.J. Newbill 6
Derrick Walton Jr 7 Free Throws Made D.J. Newbill 5
Ricky Doyle 1 Steals Shep Garner 2
Caris LeVert 1 Blocks Jordan Dickerson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan 73 53.3 9-15 16-19 14 28 1 4 15
Penn St. 64 41.5 7-20 13-18 11 22 4 5 10