McKenzie Mathurin scored 15, Olivia Olson had 13 and Brooke Quarles Daniels had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten) who never trailed in their ninth straight win and 10th straight against.
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Penn State (7-9, 0-5) was led by Gracie Merkle with 18 points and Kiyomi McMiller with 15.
It didn’t take long for the Wolverines to take control inside Rec Hall, where they shot 45.9% from the floor, 44% from 3-point range and scored 30 points off 25 turnovers.
Michigan added 17 second-chance points, scored 44 points off the bench and scored 30 on fast breaks to surpass 100 points for the fifth time this season.
The Wolverines opened on a 20-2 run, spreading the ball around and double-teaming Penn State’s leading scorer, McMiller. Delfosse scored seven points in the first quarter before giving up eight more in the second. Six of them came during an 18-11 run in which the Wolverines extended their lead to 58-31 at halftime.
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The third was just as lopsided and Michigan increased its lead to 39 on a 3-pointer by Olson with five seconds left. The Wolverines increased their lead to 42 with less than a minute left in the quarter.
Nyla McFadden scored 10 for the Lady Lions, who finished last in the Big Ten last year and lost eight of their last 10.
Next
Michigan: Hosts Wisconsin on Sunday.
Penn State: Hosts Illinois on Sunday.
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