Following a back-and-forth bout against Chris Collins’ Northwestern Wildcats, Greg Gard’s University of Wisconsin Badgers (14-9, 6-7 Big Ten) outlasted Micah Shrewsberry’s Penn State Nittany Lions (14-10, 5-8) 79-74 in overtime Feb. 8 at State College.
As victors in 17 of the 18 previous matches against Penn State, the Badgers entered Wednesday’s action with well over a decade of success against the Nittany Lions. Regardless, PSU’s versatile superstar, Jalen Pickett, nearly led his group to its first victory in program history at the Kohl Center on Jan. 17. Unfortunately for the white and blue, Steven Crowl and company spoiled the party and escaped with a three-point triumph.