1st Half: 7:24 - No. 7/9 Penn State 23, Wolverines 7
The hoop has seemed to have a lid on it for the Wolverines, while Penn State is pushing the ball up the floor and creating offense nicely . Lucas is outscoring the entire Wolverine team with 12 points in 11 minutes and has added three rebounds. The Lady Lions are shooting 44 percent from the field so far, carrying the momentum over from their hot shooting performance against Illinois on Wednesday. The turnovers are at six right now for PSU, so that is a number we will keep an eye on.

1st Half: 3:51 - No. 7/9 Penn State 30, Wolverines 14
Both teams have played a zone defense for the most part in the first half which has contributed to a lower scoring first half than we are used to at Lady Lion games. Michigan has settled mostly for jump shots and is clicking at just a 21 percent mark from the field - including 1-of-10 from three point range - and the Lady Lions are dominating the boards, 22-12. 

End of 1st Half - No. 7/9 Penn State 40, Wolverines 26
A nice shot from Gizelle Studevent nearly gave Penn State all the momentum going into the half, but Jenny Ryan knocked down a contested three pointer at the buzzer to give the Wolverines a boost entering the locker room. Penn State leads by 14 going into the half and will need to continue their strong play on both ends.

A tenacious defense held the Wolverines to just 8-for-28 (28 percent) shooting from the floor, 2-for-11 (18 percent) from three point range and forced eight turnovers. Penn State shot 45 percent (15-of-33) from the floor and hit 5-of-12 shots from beyond the arc, with three of those coming from Maggie Lucas, and owns a 24-15 edge on the boards.

Lucas leads all scorers with 15 points, while Kate Thompson has 13 points for the Wolverines.

2nd Half: 15:40 - No. 7/9 Penn State 44, Wolverines 38
Michigan has come out of the locker room and carried along the momentum of the buzzer beating three pointer from Thompson. It is a 12-4 run that the Wolverines are on to start this half and pull within just eight points. Someone on the defensive end for Penn State is going to have to make a concerted effort to keep Thompson off the scoreboard as she has four three pointers, a layup and five free throws for19 points.

2nd Half: 11:51 - No. 7/9 Penn State 52, Wolverines 45
The Lady Lions have come out a little flat to start the second half, while Nya Jordan and Kate Thompson continue to be the only options for the Wolverines on the offensive end.  Thompson has nine points - all from three point baskets - and Jordan has done a nice job working inside to the tune of seven points. Lucas has just four points - one basket and two free throws - and the Lady Lions are struggling right now against the Wolverines zone. The next four minutes will be key for the Lady Lions who need to establish the post as a threat and stop settling for jump shots, much like they forced Michigan to do in the first half.

2nd Half: 6:04 - No. 7/9 Penn State 57, Wolverines 48
A five minute scoring drought was ended by an Ariel Edwards three pointer as the shot clock expired and Alex Bentley knocked down a jump shot from just inside the arc on the next possession to push the Lady Lions lead to nine points. It hasn't been a pretty half for PSU and the Wolverines came out with a quick scoring punch, but have now gone almost five minutes without a point themselves.

2nd Half: 3:27 - No. 7/9 Penn State 61, Wolverines 52
After having success against the Wolverines zone in the first half, Penn State has struggled in the second half. The Lady Lions shot 15-of-33 (45 percent)  in the opening frame, but are just 8-of-21 (38 percent) from the floor in the second half. With Nikki Greene in foul trouble for most of the half, Penn State has had limited touches in the paint which has meant Bentley and Lucas have been forced to create more shots than they normally do.

FINAL - No. 7/9 Penn State 68, Wolverines 57
When their team needed them the most, the trio of Alex Bentley, Nikki Greene, Maggie Lucas and Mia Nickson came through. And when the final horn sounded the party started and the confetti was flying as the Lady Lions Locked up their second straight Big Ten Championships with a 68-57 victory over Michigan.

Nickson hit the final shot for PSU, a floater in the lane, to account for the final margin and, after all of the senior headed to the bench to a standing ovation from the crowd of 14,173, the underclassmen dribbled out the clock to close out the 10th undefeated home season in school history.

Lucas paced the Lady Lions with 21 points, added five rebounds and three steals, while Nickson finished with 11 points and eight rebounds. Bentley was her normal self, hounding the UM player she was guarding from start to finish and notching 11 points, three rebounds, four steals and five assists. Greene was hampered by foul trouble for most of the game, but contributed eight points and nine bounds to go along with two blocked shots.

Michigan's zone defense really kept the offense in check for most of the night, but the Lady Lions were able to get past a five minute  scoreless stretch in the second half and nearly piled up 70 points vs. a Wolverine scoring defense that was allowing less than 55 points per game.