Michigan stays perfect in Big Ten beating Penn St. 79-69
AP
Jan 04, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored 17 points shooting 6 for 10, Jett Howard scored 14 points and Michigan Wolverines beat Penn State Nittany Lions 79-69 on Wednesday night to end the Nittany Lions' five-game winning streak.
The Wolverines (9-5, 3-0 Big Ten) last started 3-0 in conference play in the 2020-21 season when they won their first six and started the season 11-0 overall.
Penn State (11-4, 2-2) entered with an average margin of victory of 14.4 points during its win streak which included a 74-59 road win against then-No. 17 Illinois. The Nittany Lions led for just 1:37 against Michigan and never in the second half.
Tarris Reed Jr. made 1 of 2 foul shots and Michigan extended its 42-34 halftime lead to 61-47 with 11:20 left. Penn State closed to 72-69 on Camren Wynter's jump shot with 2:17 remaining. Howard missed a jumper on Michigan's next possession but Penn State failed to tie it when Andrew Funk missed a 3-pointer. Penn State missed its final three-shot attempts following Wynter's basket.
Kobe Bufkin scored 14 points and Dug McDaniel 12 for Michigan.
Jalen Pickett scored 26 points for Penn State and Seth Lundy added 16.
Penn State faces top-ranked Purdue on Sunday. Michigan travels to Michigan State Saturday.
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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
34
MICH
Wolverines
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Nittany Lions gains possession)
19:43
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
19:41
Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound
19:16
+2
Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:56
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
3-2
18:36
Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
18:34
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
18:18
Jett Howard blocks Camren Wynter's two point jump shot
18:16
Nittany Lions offensive rebound
18:11
Andrew Funk misses two point jump shot
18:09
Jett Howard defensive rebound
18:00
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup
3-4
17:39
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
17:37
Jett Howard defensive rebound
17:29
Seth Lundy blocks Jett Howard's two point layup
17:27
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
17:10
Hunter Dickinson personal foul
17:08
Camren Wynter misses two point jump shot
17:06
Jett Howard defensive rebound
16:47
Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot
16:45
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
16:35
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot
6-4
16:32
Wolverines 30 second timeout
16:19
+3
Kobe Bufkin makes three point jump shot
6-7
15:56
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
15:54
Jalen Pickett offensive rebound
15:47
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
8-7
15:29
+2
Jett Howard makes two point layup
8-9
15:30
Camren Wynter shooting foul (Jett Howard draws the foul)
15:30
TV timeout
15:30
+1
Jett Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-10
15:19
Camren Wynter turnover (bad pass)
15:17
+2
Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot
8-12
14:52
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
14:50
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
14:36
Michael Henn shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
14:36
+1
Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-13
14:36
+1
Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-14
14:16
Michael Henn turnover (bad pass) (Dug McDaniel steals)
14:04
Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
14:02
Tarris Reed Jr. offensive rebound
14:01
Michael Henn personal foul
13:48
Myles Dread personal foul
13:44
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)
8-16
13:24
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
10-16
12:59
Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
12:57
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
12:47
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
12:45
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
12:39
+2
Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot
10-18
12:27
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
12:25
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
12:17
Myles Dread shooting foul (Jett Howard draws the foul)
12:17
+1
Jett Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-19
12:17
+1
Jett Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-20
12:03
+3
Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot
13-20
11:44
+2
Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point dunk (Kobe Bufkin assists)
13-22
11:23
+3
Myles Dread makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
16-22
11:09
Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot
11:07
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
11:04
TV timeout
10:49
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
10:47
Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound
10:34
+3
Joey Baker makes three point jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists)
16-25
10:02
Isaiah Barnes shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
10:02
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-25
10:02
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-25
9:47
Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot
9:45
Jace Howard offensive rebound
9:33
Kobe Bufkin misses two point jump shot
9:31
Kobe Bufkin offensive rebound
9:21
Kebba Njie blocks Kobe Bufkin's two point jump shot
9:19
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
9:16
Jalen Pickett turnover (traveling)
9:09
+3
Joey Baker makes three point jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists)
18-28
8:52
+2
Camren Wynter makes two point jump shot
20-28
8:29
Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
8:27
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
8:23
Jace Howard personal foul
8:10
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
8:08
Jett Howard defensive rebound
8:01
Kebba Njie personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
7:53
Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
7:51
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
7:35
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
22-28
7:15
Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
7:13
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
6:43
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
6:41
Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound
6:27
Evan Mahaffey personal foul
6:27
TV timeout
6:27
Kobe Bufkin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:27
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:19
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
6:17
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
5:55
+3
Jett Howard makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
22-31
5:35
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk
24-31
5:35
Jett Howard shooting foul
5:35
Evan Mahaffey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:35
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
5:13
Kobe Bufkin misses two point jump shot
5:11
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
5:11
Jett Howard personal foul
5:03
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)
27-31
4:36
+2
Kobe Bufkin makes two point layup
27-33
4:36
Seth Lundy shooting foul (Kobe Bufkin draws the foul)
4:36
+1
Kobe Bufkin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-34
4:19
Andrew Funk turnover (traveling)
4:03
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup
27-36
3:51
Joey Baker personal foul
3:51
TV timeout
3:39
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
29-36
3:24
Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
3:24
+1
Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-37
3:24
+1
Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-38
2:52
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
2:50
Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
2:44
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
2:42
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
2:33
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup
29-40
2:14
Terrance Williams II shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
2:14
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-40
2:14
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-40
1:55
Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
1:53
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
1:37
Jalen Pickett misses two point layup
1:35
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
1:22
Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
1:20
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
1:09
Terrance Williams II personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
1:09
Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:09
Jace Howard defensive rebound
0:47
+2
Kobe Bufkin makes two point jump shot
31-42
0:36
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
0:29
Evan Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
0:27
Kobe Bufkin defensive rebound
0:07
Kobe Bufkin misses two point jump shot
0:05
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
0:00
+3
Evan Mahaffey makes three point jump shot
34-42
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
35
MICH
Wolverines
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:36
+3
Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot
34-45
19:19
+2
Andrew Funk makes two point jump shot
36-45
19:00
Kebba Njie personal foul
18:54
+2
Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot
36-47
18:38
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
38-47
18:07
Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
18:05
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
17:54
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
17:52
Andrew Funk offensive rebound
17:45
+2
Andrew Funk makes two point layup
40-47
17:27
Jett Howard misses three point jump shot
17:25
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
17:17
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot
43-47
17:13
Wolverines 30 second timeout
17:13
TV timeout
16:59
Jett Howard misses three point jump shot
16:57
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
16:38
Jett Howard shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
16:38
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-47
16:38
+1
Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-47
16:21
Kobe Bufkin turnover (Camren Wynter steals)
16:06
Kobe Bufkin personal foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul)
15:56
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
15:54
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
15:43
Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
15:41
Nittany Lions defensive rebound
15:41
TV timeout
15:29
Kebba Njie misses two point jump shot
15:27
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
15:19
Jett Howard misses two point jump shot
15:17
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
15:06
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
47-47
14:45
+3
Jett Howard makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)
47-50
14:17
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
14:15
Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
14:06
Dug McDaniel misses two point layup
14:04
Wolverines offensive rebound
14:01
+2
Kobe Bufkin makes two point jump shot (Jett Howard assists)
47-52
13:40
Hunter Dickinson blocks Kebba Njie's two point layup
13:38
Terrance Williams II defensive rebound
13:27
+3
Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Jett Howard assists)
47-55
13:09
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
13:07
Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:55
+2
Jett Howard makes two point layup
47-57
12:55
Seth Lundy shooting foul (Jett Howard draws the foul)
12:55
+1
Jett Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 1
47-58
12:40
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
12:40
TV timeout
12:26
Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
12:14
Jett Howard misses three point jump shot
12:12
Terrance Williams II offensive rebound
12:06
+2
Terrance Williams II makes two point jump shot (Kobe Bufkin assists)
47-60
11:54
Jalen Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Tarris Reed Jr. steals)
11:50
Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul)
11:50
+1
Tarris Reed Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-61
11:50
Tarris Reed Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:50
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
11:36
Terrance Williams II personal foul
11:23
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
49-61
11:04
Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot
11:02
Camren Wynter defensive rebound
10:55
Dug McDaniel personal foul (Camren Wynter draws the foul)
