Wolverines foil strategy – 1/16/05:
“STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State figured the strategy would work Saturday against Michigan. The Nittany Lions’ defense would concentrate on containing Daniel Horton and Dion Harris.
“It sounded good. U-M center Courtney Sims got in foul trouble (he played only 20 minutes) and the Wolverines were already playing without injured starters Chris Hunter (ankle) and Brent Petway (shoulder).
“‘We played some triangle-and-two (three players in a zone defense and man-to-man defense on Horton and Harris) and tried to take Harris and Horton out of the game,’ Penn State Coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘We tried to roll the dice and make someone else beat us.’
“It happened. Freshman Ron Coleman and junior Graham Brown came through in the second half to lead the Wolverines to a 66-62 victory.
“Coleman scored all 12 of his points in the final six minutes, seven seconds on four three-point shots. Brown, who was playing in his second game after missing the previous eight because of hernia surgery, had nine of his 13 points in the second half. Brown also had 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. …”