Stevens’ double-double leads PSU over No. 6 Michigan

STATE COLLEGE >> Lamar Stevens scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Penn State to an upset No. 6 Michigan 75-69 Tuesday night.

Penn State pulled away in the first half as its star heated up and Michigan played the second without its coach.

Michigan coach John Beilein received back-to-back technical fouls and was ejected for arguing with officials as the teams entered the locker rooms after the first half.

The usually mild-mannered Beilein appeared to be upset after Penn State guard Jamari Wheeler barreled over Zavier Simpson to free up Rasir Bolton’s buzzer-beating layup. Beilein needed to be calmed down by assistants DeAndre Haynes and Saddi Washington as he approached the scorer’s table to argue, then again after he was assessed another violation as he was walking away.

Washington assumed head coaching duties in the second half.

Myles Dread chipped in 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers, for the Lions (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten). The win snapped Penn State’s eightgame skid against Michigan.

Charles Matthews scored 24 points and Jordan Poole added 17 for the Wolverines (22-3, 11-3) who never led after the first 2:24.

Meanwhile, the Nittany Lions built a 13-point halftime advantage and led by as many as 12 with 1:27 to play.

Michigan pulled within four on Jordan Poole’s 3-pointer with

18 seconds left, but Stevens, a Haverford School All-Delco, went

2-for-4 from the free throw line to keep the game out of reach.

With the Nittany Lions up by four midway through the first half, Stevens scored 10 points during an 18-9 run that made it 40-27 at halftime.

The rangy forward came up big on the other end of the floor as well. He blocked Poole’s layup try then came up with a rebound on another Michigan miss seconds later to foil the Wolverines’ final first-half possession.

(19) LSU 73, (5) KENTUCY 71 >> Kavell Bigby-Williams’s tip-in at the buzzer lifted LSU (10-4,

10-1 SEC) to a win over Kentucky (20-4, 10-2).

(10) MARQUETTE 92, DEPAUL 73 >> Markus Howard scored 36 points, Sam Hauser had 17 and Marquette (21-4, 10-2 Big East) cruised by DePaul (13-10, 5-7).

(11) MICHIGAN STATE 67, (20) WISCONSIN 59 >> Cassius Winston scored 23 points to help Michigan State (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) beat Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4).

In doing so, the Michigan State star outdueled Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ, who scored

20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

(24) MARYLAND 70, (12) PURDUE 56 >> Jalen Smith scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, and Maryland (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten)used a strong defensive performance to beat Purdue (177, 10-3), ending the Boilermakers’ eight-game winning streak.