ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Maggie Lucas shot 5 of 16 from the field and Alex Bentley went 8 of 21. To make matters worse, Nikki Greene played only 18 minutes because of foul trouble.

Faced with some adversity for the first time in a while, No. 8 Penn State kept the pressure on until No. 23 Michigan finally ran out of responses.

“We just didn’t want to give them open shots. When they get open shots, they are a fantastic team,” Lady Lions coach Coquese Washington said. “We wanted to get them off the 3-point line and wanted to contest shots.”

Lucas finished with 19 points and Bentley added 16, but defense was the real story of Penn State’s 59-49 victory over the Wolverines on Monday night.

Michigan shot 28 percent from the field and 6 of 26 from 3-point range, allowing the Lady Lions to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.

Penn State (15-2, 5-0 Big Ten) and Michigan (15-3, 4-1) were the only teams in the league without a conference loss.

The loss snapped Michigan’s 10-game winning streak, which equaled a school record. The Lady Lions have won nine straight.