Michigan junior guard Tre Donaldson’s 7-0 particular person run propelled the Wolverines to a come-from-behind Large Ten win towards Penn State on Monday.
Donaldson scored 16 of his career-high 21 factors within the second half, together with a 3 with 24 seconds left to present Michigan a 74-72 lead.
Donaldson additionally hit a jumper and two free throws throughout his scoring surge because the Wolverines gained 76-72.
Michigan (15-5, 7-2 in Large Ten) trailed Penn State (13-8, 3-7 in Large Ten) by 5, 72-67, with 2:08 remaining however scored the sport’s final 9 factors to proceed their spectacular turnaround in head coach Dusty Might’s first season.
The Wolverines went 8-24 final season, together with 3-17 towards Large Ten. Their .150 convention win share was their lowest since 1966-67 (.143).
Might spent the previous six seasons at Florida Atlantic, the place he put the Owls on the map with an unbelievable Closing 4 run as a 9-seed in 2023.
He is rapidly made Michigan an element within the Large Ten once more, thanks largely to switch portal additions equivalent to Donaldson, who performed at Auburn the previous two seasons.
Donaldson entered Monday second on the group in scoring (12.5 factors per recreation), trailing ahead Vladislav Goldin (16.3 factors), who adopted Might from Florida Atlantic.
Per On3, the Wolverines ranked ninth out of 80 packages in switch portal group recruiting rankings this offseason.
In Joe Lunardi’s most recent Bracketology update for ESPN, he has Michigan as a four-seed, which might be its highest since coming into the 2021 NCAA Event as a one-seed.
