January 07, 2015
(vol. 124, iss. 41)
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 7, 2015 — 3C Sharp shooting powers Wolverines over PSU By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor STATE COLLEGE — From the moment Zak…
… in which they shot 18.2 percent in the second half, the Wolverines rode a much-improved shooting effort to dispatch the Nittany Lions, 73-64. Junior guard Caris LeVert finished with 18 points…
…-and-down Wolverine offense, which has been prone to tremendous cold stretches. Deepening the severity of the team’s recent struggles, junior guard Caris LeVert and sophomore forward Zak Irvin — Michigan’s two…
… main options for carrying the offensive load — had both struggled with bouts of inconsistency since the Wolverines’ victory over Syracuse on Dec. 3. But in Tuesday’s game against Penn State…
…, Michigan’s shooters — who shot 53.3 percent from the floor, including 9-for-15 on 3-pointers — orchestrated a far more efficient offensive attack. Rather than forcing their shots, the Wolverines…