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Michigan tightens defense to overcome another sluggish start

University Park, Pa. — With five minutes left in the first half, the Wolverines found themselves in an increasingly familiar spot.

Penn State had sliced up Michigan’s defense, a unit that has been inconsistent and has had trouble stringing together stops all season, made 14 of its first 20 shots and grabbed a 10-point lead in front of a sparse crowd at Bryce Jordan Center.