Hicks has 6 3s, 20 points to lead Penn State over Michigan in first round of Big Ten Tournament
AP
Mar 13, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Zach Hicks posted season highs with six 3-pointers and 20 points and 11th-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions defeated 14-seed Michigan Wolverines 66-57 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
The Nittany Lions (16-16) will play sixth-seeded Indiana in Thursday's second round.
Ace Baldwin Jr. added 17 points and six assists with Qudus Wahab scoring 13 points and grabbing eight rebounds for Penn State.
Terrance Williams II scored 15 points, Tarris Reed Jr. added 12 points with eight rebounds and Nimari Burnett scored 11 points for Michigan (8-24), which lost for the ninth straight game. Leading scorer Dug McDaniel had seven points on 3-of-12 shooting with six assists.
Hicks' final 3-pointer, the Lions' final field goal, extended Penn State's lead to 11 with just under six minutes left and the Lions were up by 15 with a minute to go. Michigan went nearly eight minutes without a field goal except for a bucket as time ran out.
Michigan opened the second half scoring the first seven points to cut Penn State's lead to four but the Nittany Lions rebuilt a 12-point lead after Hicks hit a 3-pointer and added another bucket to finish a Penn State run of seven points.
Neither team reached 40% shooting, but Penn State outscored Michigan 17-6 off turnovers and made 23 of 29 free throws including 14 of 19 in the second half. The Wolverines were 13 of 18 at the line and just 4 of 18 from the arc.
Penn State scored 10 straight points, including a pair of 3-pointers by Hicks, to snap a tie in the final four minutes of the first half. Another 3 by Hicks in the final minute gave him 11 points and the Lions a 33-22 lead at the half.
Penn State beat Michigan 79-73 in its regular-season meeting on Jan. 7.
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1st Half
MICH
Wolverines
22
PSU
Nittany Lions
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wolverines gains possession)
19:47
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
19:45
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
19:17
Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot
19:15
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
19:03
Nimari Burnett turnover (traveling)
18:43
D'Marco Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Terrance Williams II steals)
18:31
Will Tschetter turnover (bad pass) (Qudus Wahab steals)
18:21
+2
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
0-2
18:09
+3
Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Tarris Reed Jr. assists)
3-2
17:48
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point layup
17:46
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
17:42
Will Tschetter turnover (traveling)
17:26
Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
17:26
Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:26
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-3
17:10
Nick Kern Jr. personal foul
16:57
Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot
16:55
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
16:43
Demetrius Lilley misses two point hook shot
16:41
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
16:28
D'Marco Dunn blocks Will Tschetter's two point layup
16:26
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
16:20
+2
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
3-5
15:55
Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
15:53
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
15:46
Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot
15:44
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
15:29
Nimari Burnett blocks D'Marco Dunn's two point layup
15:29
Wolverines defensive rebound
15:26
TV timeout
15:14
Dug McDaniel offensive foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul)
15:14
Dug McDaniel turnover (offensive foul)
14:57
+2
Demetrius Lilley makes two point layup (Zach Hicks assists)
3-7
14:57
Tray Jackson shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
14:57
+1
Demetrius Lilley makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-8
14:37
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Nimari Burnett assists)
5-8
14:11
Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
14:09
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
13:47
Qudus Wahab blocks Nimari Burnett's two point jump shot
13:45
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
13:37
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
13:35
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
13:27
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
13:25
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
13:25
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
13:09
Nick Kern Jr. turnover (double dribble)
12:50
Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Jameel Brown steals)
12:35
Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
12:33
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
12:23
Tray Jackson misses two point jump shot
12:21
Jameel Brown defensive rebound
12:10
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:08
Tray Jackson defensive rebound
12:08
Puff Johnson personal foul
11:55
Tray Jackson misses two point layup
11:53
Will Tschetter offensive rebound
11:48
Will Tschetter turnover (bad pass) (Jameel Brown steals)
11:32
Puff Johnson misses two point layup
11:30
Jace Howard defensive rebound
11:22
+2
Jaelin Llewellyn makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)
7-8
11:13
Will Tschetter shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
11:13
TV timeout
11:13
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-9
11:13
Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:13
Tray Jackson defensive rebound
10:53
Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
10:51
Nimari Burnett offensive rebound
10:47
Nimari Burnett misses two point layup
10:45
Nimari Burnett offensive rebound
10:38
Jace Howard offensive foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
10:38
Jace Howard turnover (offensive foul)
10:29
+2
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
7-11
10:01
Jaelin Llewellyn misses three point jump shot
9:59
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
9:41
Jace Howard blocks Ace Baldwin Jr.'s two point layup
9:41
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
9:38
Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Dug McDaniel steals)
9:28
Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
9:27
Will Tschetter shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
9:27
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-12
9:27
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-13
9:01
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
8:59
Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
8:52
+3
Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists)
10-13
8:32
Nick Kern Jr. turnover (lost ball)
8:12
Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point hook shot
8:10
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
7:53
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:51
Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound
7:47
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
10-16
7:23
Nimari Burnett misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:21
Demetrius Lilley defensive rebound
7:10
Zach Hicks misses two point jump shot
7:08
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
7:06
D'Marco Dunn personal foul
7:06
TV timeout
6:45
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Nimari Burnett assists)
12-16
6:45
Demetrius Lilley shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
6:45
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-16
6:35
Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
6:35
+1
Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-17
6:35
+1
Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-18
6:11
+3
Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Terrance Williams II assists)
16-18
5:49
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point jump shot
16-20
5:34
Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
5:32
Jace Howard offensive rebound
5:27
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot
18-20
5:13
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
5:11
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
4:55
Dug McDaniel misses two point running jump shot
4:53
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
4:34
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup
4:32
Jace Howard defensive rebound
4:26
D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
4:26
+1
Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-20
4:26
+1
Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-20
4:05
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
20-23
3:51
TV timeout
3:51
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
3:49
Wolverines offensive rebound
3:42
Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation)
3:19
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Nick Kern Jr. assists)
20-25
3:04
Dug McDaniel turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
2:54
Dug McDaniel personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
2:54
+1
Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-26
2:54
+1
Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-27
2:40
Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul
2:26
Nimari Burnett misses two point jump shot
2:24
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
2:18
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Nick Kern Jr. assists)
20-30
2:18
Wolverines 30 second timeout
2:06
Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
2:06
Nimari Burnett misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:06
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
1:55
Jaelin Llewellyn personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
1:55
Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:55
Nimari Burnett defensive rebound
1:41
Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot
1:39
Jameel Brown defensive rebound
1:28
Puff Johnson misses two point layup
1:26
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
1:26
Qudus Wahab personal foul
1:26
+1
Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-30
1:26
+1
Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-30
1:01
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:59
Will Tschetter defensive rebound
0:55
Nimari Burnett turnover (out of bounds)
0:45
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:43
Will Tschetter defensive rebound
0:34
Terrance Williams II misses two point layup
0:32
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
0:26
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
22-33
0:03
Jaelin Llewellyn misses two point jump shot
0:01
Wolverines offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MICH
Wolverines
35
PSU
Nittany Lions
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:40
+2
Nimari Burnett makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)
24-33
19:19
Tarris Reed Jr. blocks Qudus Wahab's two point layup
19:17
Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
19:17
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:08
Qudus Wahab misses two point hook shot
19:06
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
18:46
+3
Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists)
27-33
18:31
D'Marco Dunn turnover (traveling)
18:12
Puff Johnson personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
18:04
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists)
29-33
17:57
+2
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes two point layup
29-35
17:36
+2
Dug McDaniel makes two point layup
31-35
17:26
+3
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes three point jump shot
31-38
17:07
+2
Will Tschetter makes two point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
33-38
16:53
Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul)
16:51
+2
Nick Kern Jr. makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
33-40
16:29
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Will Tschetter assists)
35-40
16:10
Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
16:10
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-41
16:10
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-42
15:46
Dug McDaniel misses two point layup
15:44
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
15:40
Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point layup
15:38
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
15:30
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
35-45
15:12
Puff Johnson blocks Dug McDaniel's three point jump shot
15:10
Nimari Burnett offensive rebound
15:01
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
14:59
Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound
14:57
Dug McDaniel personal foul
14:57
TV timeout
14:55
Terrance Williams II personal foul
14:40
+2
Zach Hicks makes two point jump shot
35-47
14:16
Qudus Wahab personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
14:01
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
37-47
13:45
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
13:43
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
13:21
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
39-47
12:49
Nick Kern Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:47
Jace Howard defensive rebound
12:36
Leo O'Boyle personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
12:30
Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point layup
12:28
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
12:18
Puff Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:15
Wolverines defensive rebound
11:57
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
41-47
11:31
+2
Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists)
41-49
11:31
Tarris Reed Jr. shooting foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
11:32
TV timeout
11:31
+1
Puff Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
41-50
11:10
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot
43-50
11:10
Jameel Brown shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
11:10
+1
Terrance Williams II makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-50
11:00
Puff Johnson misses two point layup
10:58
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
10:58
Nimari Burnett personal foul
10:50
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:48
Will Tschetter defensive rebound
10:24
Will Tschetter turnover (traveling)
10:10
Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:56
+2
Dug McDaniel makes two point layup
46-50
9:32
Will Tschetter shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
9:32
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-51
9:32
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-52
9:24
Jump ball. (Wolverines gains possession)
9:02
Jace Howard misses three point jump shot
9:00
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
8:51
Jace Howard shooting foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
8:51
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:51
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-53
8:30
Ace Baldwin Jr. blocks Dug McDaniel's two point layup
8:30
Wolverines offensive rebound
8:29
Terrance Williams II turnover (traveling)
8:12
Will Tschetter personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
8:12
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-54
8:12
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-55
7:51
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Terrance Williams II assists)
48-55
7:28
+2
Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Leo O'Boyle assists)
48-57
7:04
Jace Howard misses two point layup
7:02
Zach Hicks defensive rebound
6:56
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
6:54
Wolverines defensive rebound
6:52
TV timeout
6:32
Qudus Wahab personal foul (Nimari Burnett draws the foul)
6:22
Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point layup
6:20
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
6:20
Zach Hicks shooting foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
6:20
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-57
6:20
Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
5:50
+3
Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot
49-60
5:31
Jace Howard misses three point jump shot
5:29
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
5:14
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:12
Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound
5:01
Jace Howard turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals)
5:01
Tarris Reed Jr. personal foul
5:01
Ace Baldwin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:01
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-61
4:50
Puff Johnson personal foul (Jace Howard draws the foul)
4:50
+1
Jace Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
50-61
4:50
+1
Jace Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-61
4:36
Jace Howard personal foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul)
4:36
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-62
4:36
+1
Nick Kern Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-63
4:28
Nimari Burnett turnover (lost ball) (Nick Kern Jr. steals)
4:02
Qudus Wahab turnover (bad pass)
3:50
Zach Hicks shooting foul (Terrance Williams II draws the foul)
3:50
TV timeout
3:50
Terrance Williams II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:50
Terrance Williams II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
3:32
Qudus Wahab turnover (lost ball)
3:14
Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot
3:12
Jace Howard offensive rebound
3:07
Jace Howard misses two point jump shot
3:05
Dug McDaniel offensive rebound
3:00
Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot
2:58
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
2:39
Qudus Wahab misses two point layup
2:37
Jace Howard defensive rebound
2:32
Puff Johnson personal foul
2:32
Jace Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:32
Will Tschetter offensive rebound
2:28
Jace Howard misses two point layup
2:26
Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
2:01
Will Tschetter shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
2:01
+1
Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-64
2:01
Qudus Wahab misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01
Jace Howard defensive rebound
1:41
Nimari Burnett misses two point jump shot
1:39
Ace Baldwin Jr. defensive rebound
1:15
Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot
1:13
Nick Kern Jr. offensive rebound
1:08
Nimari Burnett personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul)
1:08
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-65
1:08
+1
Ace Baldwin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-66
1:04
Wolverines 30 second timeout
1:04
TV timeout
0:47
D'Marco Dunn personal foul (George Washington III draws the foul)
0:47
+1
George Washington III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-66
0:47
+1
George Washington III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-66
0:38
Dan Conlan misses three point jump shot
0:36
George Washington III defensive rebound
0:32
Bragi Gudmundsson personal foul (George Washington III draws the foul)
0:32
+1
George Washington III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-66
0:32
+1
George Washington III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-66
0:13
Bragi Gudmundsson turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Smith steals)
0:05
Dan Conlan blocks Harrison Hochberg's two point layup
