Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dickinson's double-double helps Michigan beat Penn St. 58-57
Michigan (12-9, 6-5 Big Ten) never trailed in the second half, but Penn State’s John Harrar made a pair of free throws to tie it at 48. The Wolverines answered with an 8-3 surge and led 56-51 with eight seconds to play.
Sam Sessoms made three free throws to pull the Nittany Lions to 56-54 with 4.1 seconds remaining. Eli Brooks added two free throws for Michigan before Myles Dread hit a corner 3 at the buzzer.
Dickinson was 6 of 20 from the field and made all six of his free-throw attempts. Brooks finished with 16 points. Michigan shot 31.5% (17 of 54) from the field and missed 16 of 21 3-pointers but was 19-of-22 shooting at the line.
Jalen Pickett scored 14 points and Sessoms had 13 for Penn State (9-11, 4-8 Big Ten), which shot 58% (15 of 26) from the field in the first half but just 24% (7 of 29) in the second.
Michigan closed the first half on an 11-0 run to tie it 34-34 at the break. Penn State missed 12 consecutive field goals between the halves before Dread's 3-pointer pulled the Nittany Lions to 38-37 with about 14 minutes remaining.
Michigan hosts No. 3 Purdue on Thursday and 16th-ranked Ohio State on Saturday. Penn State plays at home against Minnesota on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Myles Dread made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Harrar. | 58 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Penn State Timeout | 58 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Penn State Timeout | 58 - 54 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 PSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-54 | FG | 22-55 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 19-22 | FT | 6-7 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 8,650 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 7-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |