CHICAGO — Leading scorer D.J. Newbill is just a sophomore. Tim Frazier will be back next year, and Ross Travis leads a talented group of young forwards.

Penn State has a bright future. Unfortunately for the Nittany Lions, that future is next season.

Newbill scored 20 points, but Penn State faded after a fast start and lost 83-66 to No. 6 Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday.

“We’re starting to get better, they were starting to mesh,” coach Patrick Chambers said. “And the cohesion out there, it was great, the chemistry and the trust. You could just see it over the last four or five weeks. We were really starting to come around. It’s a shame the season has to end.”

Trey Burke scored 21 points for the Wolverines (26-6), who will play fourth-seeded Wisconsin in the quarterfinals on Friday. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nik Stauskas each had 15 points, and freshman reserve Mitch McGary added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Michigan outrebounded Penn State 36-32 and enjoyed a 28-15 advantage in second-chance points.

“It was really tough,” Penn State forward Sasa Borovnjak said. “They crashed the offensive glass all game long and we didn’t do a great job of rebounding and that was the difference.”

Travis finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (10-21), who will get Frazier back next year after the guard went down with an injury early in the season. Borovnjak scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half.

“That is going to be one heck of a team next year when Frazier is back with those guys,” Wolverines coach John Beilein said. “So that’s, I just, I think Pat’s done a wonderful job.”

Michigan had a chance to grab a share of the Big Ten title when it hosted Indiana on Sunday, but the Hoosiers won 72-71 after Jordan Morgan’s last-second putback rolled off the rim. The Wolverines then slipped all the way to the fifth seed for the conference tournament, giving them a game on the first day at the United Center while the top four seeds rested.