Thirteen.
No, we’re not talking about unlucky numbers. Rather, that’s the number of games in a row that Wisconsin had defeated Penn State. It was a streak going back all the way to March of 2011, ten years and two head coaches ago. Given the trajectory of both programs going into today’s clash, you had to imagine quite hard to believe that today would be the day PSU would end the skid.
The first half was a back-and-forth duel that saw hot shooting and several lead changes (eight in total). The largest lead either team held was by a measly four points.