Penn State celebrates its win over Michigan (USA Today Sports Images) About two minutes remained in Wednesday night’s game between Michigan and Penn State when the Nittany Lions student section unleashed an “I believe that we will win chant” during a timeout. For the first time since Big Ten play began, they were right. In an upset nearly as seismic as TCU’s shocker over Kansas earlier this month, Penn State rallied from 15 points down in the final 11 minutes to stun fourth-ranked Michigan 84-78. The Nittany Lions were 0-14 in the Big Ten prior to Wednesday, though five of their past six losses had been by less than 10 points. It was Jermaine Marshall ‘s outside shooting and dribble penetration that spearheaded Penn State’s 33-12 game-ending blitz. Marshall had 16 of his game-high 25 points during that stretch, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 4:58 to play and a driving layup almost four minutes later that extended the Nittany Lions’ lead to three. If Michigan …
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