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02/05 19:40 CST Burnett scores career-high 31, No. 2 Michigan routs Penn St
110-69 to reach school-record 21-1 mark
Burnett scores career-high 31, No. 2 Michigan routs Penn St 110-69 to reach
school-record 21-1 mark
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Nimari Burnett scored a career-high 31 points,
leading No. 2 Michigan to a 110-69 win over Penn State on Thursday night.
The Wolverines have won seven straight to set a school record with a 21-1
overall record. They are 11-1 in the Big Ten, tied atop the conference with No.
5 Illinois.
The Nittany Lions (10-13, 1-11) have lost nine of their last 10 games, falling
to 18th and last place in the Big Ten.
Penn State's Freddie Dilione V scored 19 points, while Josh Reed and Melih
Tunca had 15 points each.
Michigan's Morez Johnson had 12 points and eight rebounds, Trey McKenney and
L.J. Cason scored 12 apiece and Aday Mara had 11 points and a career-high six
blocks.
Penn State scored on its first possession, then gave up 15 straight points and
its short-handed squad couldn't come back.
The Nittany Lions were coming off their first Big Ten victory against Minnesota
despite finishing the game without four players.
They were not able to pull off the feat again without Tibor Mirtic, Sasa Ciani,
Ivan Juric and Eli Rice available against one of the best teams in college
basketball.
The Wolverines led 56-24 at halftime after shooting 66% from the field and
making 7 of 13 3-pointers. Against an undersized opponent, they scored half
their points in the paint and had 15 second-chance points.
Michigan finished with 100-plus points for the eighth time this season and won
by 40-plus points for the eighth time, maintaining momentum after beating
then-No. 7 Michigan State and then-No. 5 Nebraska last week.
Up next
Penn State: Hosts USC on Sunday.
Michigan: At Ohio State on Sunday.
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