Versatility isn't a luxury in Kevin Borseth's brand of Michigan women's basketball, it's an expectation.

Shooters score, but they are also expected to carry out the intangible details. So when Carmen Reynolds transitioned from point-producer to the one helping spring Michigan's perimeter shooters free with purposeful picks, it wasn't long before the rest of the Wolverines' offense fell into place.

By the end, all of the little things added up to one of Michigan's biggest victories of the season - a 66-62 character builder over No. 23 Penn State on Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena.

Michigan started 1-for-11 shooting and fell behind by 15 points before Reynolds started to hit shots. The sophomore forward propelled a 15-2 Wolverines surge that slowly began to turn the momentum.

And when the Wolverines (13-8, 5-6 Big Ten) started the second half by hitting their first eight shots and scoring 13 of the first 15 points after the half, the rest was left to executing the details. Krista Phillips' 3-point field goal with 12.9 seconds remaining and Courtney Boylan's two free throws with 2.3 seconds left finished off Michigan's third straight win.

But it was how the Wolverines' style of getting a little bit out of everyone that marked their second victory over a Top 25 opponent this season.

"Every one of our kids has to be able to play," Borseth said. "I don't know that we're just circling our offense around one, two, three or four players. We try and get all five of us involved.

"We try and do it collectively as a group - combined bigs and littles just trying to get each other open."

Ultimately, that's what turned things around for Michigan on Sunday.

At halftime Reynolds was Michigan's only dependable scorer. The perimeter trio of Veronica Hicks, Dayeesha Hollins and and Jenny Ryan were a combined 1-of-12 from the field, leading Borseth to post the staggering statistic on Michigan's locker room black board.

In an attempt to get more production from outside, Reynolds, who scored 11 of her 18 in the first half, joined Phillips in setting screens. The result: Michigan hit eight of its first 10 shots of the half led by Hicks, who scored 16 of her 18 points in the final 20 minutes.

The concerted effort to not look to one scorer but to work to produce the best shot possible sparked the second-half surge. The Wolverines trailed only once after its initial scoring run, but took the lead for good on Reynolds' 3-pointer with 3:41 left that gave Michigan a 58-55 lead.

Penn State (15-6, 7-4 Big Ten) eventually tied the score at 60 before Hollins split a pair of free throws with 58.9 seconds left. Phillips' clutch shot from the perimeter and Boylan's free throws merely provided the finishing touches.

"We never had any doubt we were going to be able to come back - we never give up," Reynolds said. "It was just the focus of offensively trying to get rhythm."

Once the Wolverines found their groove, offensive confidence led to defensive stops. The Nittany Lions started the second half 1-of-7 and then had difficulty trying to defend Michigan, which ran its best-shot scenario style of offense well enough to keep Penn State from slowing the Wolverines down.

And after such a horrific start, Michigan's second-half reliance on getting the most out of all its individual pieces made a world of difference.

"I'd rather play good enough to win late than start early and simmer down," said Hicks, who was 6-of-11 shooting in the second half after missing five of her first six shots. "I was just glad I was able to pick it up a little bit and my teammates just did a great job of setting screens and us being able to read those screens was really helpful."

Jeff Arnold covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at jeffarnold@annarbor.com or 734-623-2554. Follow him on Twitter @jeffreyparnold.