Young Michigan marksman chills PSU:
“STATE COLLEGE – It wasn’t as if Ed DeChellis had much reason to be afraid of Michigan’s 3-point threat. Three-fourths of the way through yesterday’s game at the Jordan Center — eventually won 66-62 by Michigan — the Wolverines stood 3-of-17 from the arc.
“So, as his Nittany Lions stood tied with U-M 42-42, the PSU coach was toying with a classic dare-you junk defense — the triangle-and-two.
“It was designed to put man pressure on the Wolverines’ most lethal weapons, guards Dion Harris and Daniel Horton while daring any of the U-M wingers to hoist a bomb.
“The defense was working, too. After combining for 18 points in the first half, the Michigan backcourt duo would finish with two free throws, by Horton, in the second half and no field goals at all.
“Moreover, freshman forward Ronald Coleman had ballooned an embarrassing airball late in the first half, had followed it with a walk, and looked thoroughly flustered when coach Tommy Amaker pulled him.
“But just like everything else in this squalid Penn State season, even reasonable coaching moves are blowing up in DeChellis’ face.
“Without warning, Coleman, a .340 3-point shooter on the season, caught fire when it mattered. …”