Michigan basketball

Michigan men's basketball and Penn State both commit amongst the fewest turnovers in NCAA, but the Wolverines committed fewer on Wednesday.

Keeping Penn State away from extra possessions helped Michigan win a game that came down to just three points in the second half. That inspired play was evident on the other end of the floor as well, where Michigan held to form and limited offensive turnovers. With the crowd on its feet as the run ballooned to 11-0, sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin poked the ball out of a Nittany Lion’s hands near half court, leading to a scrum for the ball that left Dickinson bloodied. On the ensuing possession, after the court was cleaned of Dickinson’s blood, the Wolverines’ sound defense forced a shot clock violation — another timely turnover against a team that rarely commits them. Forcing eight turnovers and scoring 15 points off of them — while committing just three of its own — gave Michigan an edge in a game that became tight in the last two minutes. By halftime, the Nittany Lions had committed four turnovers to the Wolverines’ zero.

Michigan looks to stay unbeaten in Big Ten play on Wednesday night when it welcomes Penn State to town.

The Wolverines scored the first 17 points of the game and cruised to an easy 81-46 victory. Wednesday, he will look to do it again against a Penn State team coming off a big win over Iowa on Sunday. Michigan goes for its third straight Big Ten win on Wednesday night when it hosts Penn State.

Michigan basketball needed to learn how to close out games and on Wednesday night against Penn State, the Wolverines did just that. Here are gut reactions.

Penn State was fifth in 3-point makes coming in and had nine. Here are the gut reactions. He scored 12 points, dished out four assists, had four rebounds, and didn’t have a single turnover. Michigan basketball also shot the ball well and shrunk the Penn State advantage from beyond the arc. But the Nittany Lions didn’t go away. They actually had a chance to tie in the final two minutes, but the defense held and the offense found a way.

The Michigan basketball team is looking to snap Penn State's winning streak, and our expert has a Michigan vs. Penn State prediction for Wednesday's game.

The total, or over/under for the game has been set at 140.5 points, again with odds of -110 available whether you want to take the over or the under. Our experts have made their Michigan vs. That means that an $11 bet on Michigan -3.5 will earn a $10 profit if the Wolverines win by four or more points, while wagers on Penn State +3.5 will be successful if they win by any score or lose by three or fewer points. Our experts’ preferred bet for the Michigan vs. Penn State excels at playing the pick-and-roll offense, and happily for them, that is probably the best way to score against this Michigan defense. [Make your NFL Week 18 picks against the spread in our MLive.com Pro Picks Challenge. If your first bet up to $1,250 loses, you’ll be refunded with a bonus bet equivalent to your initial wager. Michigan enjoyed a blowout win over Maryland on New Year’s Day and is back on the court on Wednesday night, facing a Penn State team in red-hot form. They have already suffered three losses to teams ranked outside the top 25 in Virginia Tech, Clemson and Michigan State, so this is shaping up to be a competitive game. He scored 32 points on 13-for-16 shooting in his last game and should be in line to post something along those lines again in this game. Points should also be scored at the other end of the court though, as Dickinson could be in for a big night against the small Nittany Lions’ frontcourt. The Wolverines blew out Maryland 81-46 on New Year’s Day, so confidence should be high heading into this tough matchup.

Michigan Wolverines (8-5, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (11-3, 2-1): 7 p.m.; Crisler Center, Ann Arbor; Big Ten Network; WWJ-AM (950).

Penn State is the top team in the Big Ten shooting 38.8% from downtown. Michael Henn leads the Nittany Lions shooting 50.0% from 3-point range. [How Michigan cleared the air with players-only meeting after CMU loss](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2023/01/03/michigan-basketball-players-only-meeting-central-michigan-loss/69774964007/) [Scouting report, prediction](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2023/01/04/michigan-basketball-vs-penn-state-scouting-report-prediction/69775788007/) ... The Nittany Lions are 2-1 against Big Ten opponents. [other radio affiliates](https://mgoblue.com/sports/2017/6/16/mens-basketball-broadcast-information.aspx)).

Senior guard Jaelin Llewellyn called his Michigan basketball teammates from the hospital to celebrate the 79-69 victory over Penn State on Wednesday.

He then suffered a torn Achilles on his first day back in the gym once COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. "It’s very important for us as a group and as a family that we support a young man who is going to go through a difficult stretch, who wants to be out there on the floor, but unfortunately, this season got cut short. “He’s one of our family members, and that’s one of their brothers who is going through a tough time right now," U-M coach Juwan Howard said after the game.

A hot Penn State club came into Crisler on Wednesday night and left with their first blemish in six games thanks to the victorious Wolverines.

Minnesota is clearly the worst school in the league and they caught Maryland napping for their first win of 2023. They built off their win over Maryland on new year’s day by winning by double digits over a Big Ten foe for the third time in as many tries. It was an equal effort for pretty much everyone involved to scratch and claw their way past a streaking Nittany Lions squad.