The deep ball continued to dig the Penn State men's basketball team into an even deeper hole in the Big Ten conference standings.

Penn State coach Ed DeChellis' 2-3 zone defense, which was exploited by Indiana for 14 three-pointers, was lit up for 12 more by Michigan, as the Lions (10-7, 1-3 Big Ten) dropped its third game in a row to the host Wolverines (15-4, 3-1 Big Ten), 77-57.

A two-game losing streak -- Penn State's first consecutive defeats of the season -- extended to three as the Wolverines hit a better percentage on three-pointers (57 percent) than total field goal percentage (48 percent).

"We never really got anything going offensively," DeChellis said on the Penn State Radio Network. "Defensively, I think we had our worst game ... I don't think we did anything we talked about doing."

The Lions were not able to answer the Wolverine's hot shooting, hitting a dismal 25 percent from three. Penn State has not won a game in Ann Arbor since 1999. Forwards Geary Claxton, 13 points, and Jamelle Cornley, 15 points, contributed the only double digit efforts for the Lions.

Besides Claxton and Cornley, the scoring numbers were bare. Sophomore guard Danny Morrissey, the Lions third-leading scorer, was 1-for-7 from the field and 1-for-5 from three-point territory, for a total of six points on the night.

Penn State shot 39 percent from the field and had a 4-for-16 effort from behind the three-point line. Efficiency in handling the basketball was not displayed by the Lions either. The team had more turnovers (14) than it had assists (13).

"I just didn't feel like we had any flow on offense," DeChellis said. "I

don't think we did a good job shooting it from the perimeter ... I thought Jamelle did some good things and we were able to get some things going inside, but we weren't able to shoot it from the perimeter."

Mark up Penn State for 10 straight losses to Michigan and a lingering zero in the road wins column this season. Only one streak ended last night that would be to the delight of the Nittany Lions, as sophomore forward Milos Bogetic, with 6 points, scored his first points of the conference season after going scoreless in the first three games.

A slow pace of play ruled early, as Cornley hit a jumper to make the score 13-12 with 11:35 remaining in the first half. Penn State then went on almost a four minute scoring drought until Claxton broke it with a bucket with 7:13 left in the first half, as the Lions fell behind, 21-14.

"It's very, very important to get out to an early lead and weather the storm, and I don't think that we stayed the course," Cornley said on the Penn State Radio Network.

Michigan then went on to build a 15-point lead at halftime, 35-20, as Coleman scored all of his 13 points in the first half and finished with 3-for-4 shooting from three-point range. Senior guard Dion Harris went 3-for-6 on three-pointers for 13 points, and backup guards Reed Baker and Jerret Smith combined for another 5-for-6 from beyond the arc.

The Wolverines dominated from the perimeter and also took care of business in the paint, as Penn State was out-rebounded 35-24.

"We cannot continue to not rebound the ball," DeChellis said. "We practiced it for two days. You just have to go get it. You have to go get it."

Last night's effort was also extremely disappointing considering the large group of Penn State students who traveled to Ann Arbor to watch the game.

Both Cornley and DeChellis hope to make it up to the fans on Saturday when the Lions tip at 4:37 p.m. against Michigan State at the Bryce Jordan Center.

"They rode a bus out here and we really didn't give them much to cheer about," DeChellis said.