Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points, and Penn State upset No. 4 Michigan, 84-78, on Wednesday in State College, Pa., for its first Big Ten victory in more than a year.
The Nittany Lions (9-18, 1-14) had lost 18 straight regular-season conference games dating to last season, but they roared back from a 15-point deficit with 10:39 left behind the energetic play of Marshall. The junior guard scored 19 in the second half, including four 3s that whipped the Jordan Center fans into a frenzy.
D.J. Newbill added 17 points for Penn State, which hit a season-high 10 3-pointers.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points for the Wolverines (23-5, 10-5). All five of Michigan’s losses have come on the road in the Big Ten.
No. 7 Georgetown 79, at Connecticut 78, 2 OT: Otto Porter Jr.’s layup with 9.5 seconds remaining in the second overtime gave the Hoyas a wild victory over the Huskies, Georgetown’s 10th straight win and first-ever at Gampel Pavilion.
Porter scored 21 of his 22 points after halftime to help the Hoyas (22-4, 12-3 Big East) stay in first place in the conference.
In the final 2:03 of the second overtime Georgetown overcame a seven-point deficit, improving to 1-3 in Connecticut’s 23-year-old on-campus arena. The Huskies (19-8, 9-6) play most of their big conference games at the XL Center in Hartford.
DeAndre Daniels had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies.
Texas 92, Oklahoma 86: Myck Kabongo scored 32 points and made an off-balance jumper he threw at the rim as time expired to force overtime, and the Longhorns (13-15, 5-10 Big 12) rallied from 22 points down in the second half to beat the rival Sooners (18-9, 10-5).
Romero Osby scored 31 for Oklahoma, which led 67-45 with 7:54 to play in regulation.
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