– by Adesina O. Koiki
A Lot of Sports Talk editor-in-chief
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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN — Tre Donaldson’s first name is apt for any basketball player, and the Michigan Wolverines are sure glad that he lived up to it, and a bit more, down the stretch of their game on Monday night.
Donaldson scored the seven points during Michigan’s game-ending 9-0 run, lifting the Wolverines past Penn State 76-72 inside Crisler Center and rebounding from their blowout loss at Purdue on Saturday. That game-ending spurt was part of a 21-point night for Donaldson, a new career high.
Penn State held a 72-67 lead after Ace Baldwin Jr. made two free throws with 2:08 remaining before the Wolverines’ final push. Roddy Gayle Jr. scored on a dunk from a Donaldson pass to cut the Nittany Lions lead to one, then Donaldson began his personal 7-0 run with a jumper from the free-throw line on the next possession to give Michigan the lead for good. Danny Wolf blocked a Nick Kern Jr. layup, and on the subsequent possession after the Wolverines secured the rebound, Donaldson nailed a three to give the Wolverines a 74-72 advantage.
Baldwin Jr. was off on a long three-pointer for the Nittany Lions with six seconds left and Donaldson grabbed the rebound before making two free throws with 4.3 seconds left for a four-point lead.
Kern had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Nittany Lions, who have lost six of their last seven games. Baldwin had 15 points and six assists.
*Editor’s note: Above the byline is the photo gallery from Monday evening’s game, with photos taken by ALOST staff photographer Aaron J. Thornton. After clicking on a photo to enlarge the picture, press the left and right arrow buttons on either side of the caption to scroll through the rest of the pictures that appear on the first page. Also, click on the numbers and/or arrow appearing immediately below the picture grid to load the next set of photos. There are 21 pictures in total.
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