Michigan assembles late rally to anesthetize pen state

Three Donaldson scored 21 points Monday evening, including the last seven of a game-ending nine-point Flurry who gave Michigan a 76-72 Big Ten Conference victory over the visit Penn State in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Nittany Lions (13-8, 3-7) was on the verge of one of their best victories in the season after Ace Baldwin Jr. Found a couple of free throw for a lead of 72-67 with 2:08 left, but Wolverines (15-5, 7-2) answered.

Roddy Gayle Jr. Dunked with 1:42, a Donaldson pass stopped to reduce the margin to three and Donaldson sank a middle class by 58 seconds on the clock.

After Danny Wolf rejected Nick Kern’s layout, Donaldson drove, went back and buried a 3-point from the right wing for a 74-72 edge with 24 seconds left.

Donaldson then recovered Baldwins missed 3-pointer, pulled a foul and made both ends of a one-and-one with 4 ticks left to Isa the victory for Michigan.

Wolf added 11 points and nine returns, while Nimari Burnett struck 10 points when Wolverines joined 12 out of 28 3-score (42.9 percent).

Kern scored 16 points and took 10 returns for Penn State, while Baldwin added 15 points, six assists and three steals. D’Arco Dunn came from the bench to net 13 points.

This year’s first exhaust loss-a defeat of 91-64 Friday night at then no. 11 Purdue who knocked it out from the top 25 – Michigan led most of the first half but struggled to get separation from Penn State.

None of the team led by more than six points during a first half that included seven bands. Wolverines was up 17-11 when Burnett thumped by a feed from Vladislav Goldin at the mark 14:24 but Nittany Lions would not let them pull away.

Penn State took his first lead with 5:54 left in the first half of a 3-pointer by Dunn who did it 28-27. Michigan struggled back to earn a four-point advantage before Nittany Lions got 35-35 tie at the break on two foul shots by Kern with 41 seconds left.

-Field level media