ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan women’s basketball team used a 10-0 run in the middle stages of the fourth quarter to pull away in an 82-72 win over Penn State on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 3) at Crisler Center. U-M outscored the Lady Lions 25-15 over the final 10 minutes to record the win.
With the game tied at 57 after three quarters, Michigan (13-2, 3-1 Big Ten) opened the fourth with a triple from Maddie Nolan. The teams exchanged scores over the next several possessions to again tie the game, this time at 62.
Leigha Brown made a pair of free throws with 7:27 on the clock to jumpstart the run, with Laila Phelia hitting on her second three-point attempt of the possession with 6:53 to go for a five-point lead. Phelia hit a hanging jump shot as Michigan broke the press the next time down, pushing Michigan’s lead to 69-62 with 6:06 remaining and Penn State (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) forced to call timeout.
Nolan banged her fifth triple of the game on Michigan’s ensuing trip down the court for a 72-62 advantage at the 5:34 mark. Penn State got no closer than seven points the rest of the way as Michigan held the Lady Lions to just 29.4 percent shooting (5-for-17) in the final frame. Brown converted on a three-pointer with 3:11 left that pushed Michigan’s…
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