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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP)- D.J. Newbill scored 20 points and John Johnson added 16, but the Penn State men's basketball team fell to Michigan 73-64, Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Wolverines' Caris LeVert scored 18 points, while Zak Irvin added 17 and Michigan converted on free throws down the stretch to hold off the Nittany Lions. Michigan also had a 31-26 rebounding edge on Penn State as Irvin pulled down nine.
It was the Big Ten home opener for Penn State, which fell to 0-3 in conference play and 12-4 overall.
Michigan (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten), relied on 3-point shooting from Irvin, LeVert and Aubrey Dawkins who each had two as the Wolverines were 9 of 13 from 3-point range and 24 of 45 overall.
Each team was stale offensively to open the second half, but Penn State rallied with a 12-2 run that featured slams from Donovon Jack and Jordan Dickerson, and a Newbill 3-pointer and a nifty drive through the lane to tie the game at 53 at the 7:36 mark.
Three buckets from LeVert, each featuring slick dribbling skills against tight defense from Penn State's Johnson, gave Michigan a 62-58 edge with 3:04 remaining.
Newbill countered with a short bank shot but LeVert was fouled by Newbill - his fourth - and converted both to keep a four-point lead. LeVert missed the front end of a one-and-one but Johnson missed from 3-point range.
Irvin nailed a jumper, Newbill dribbled into a double-team and turned the ball over, Walton Jr. added a pair of free throws and Michigan assumed a 66-60 lead with 48 seconds left.
Johnson sank a 3-pointer for Penn State but Newbill again turned the ball over and Irvin took off on a fast-break for a 68-63 edge.
Penn State has a weekend off before traveling to take on Indiana in Bloomington Tuesday night.