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The Day After: Breaking down the Badgers 86-75 loss to Penn State

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The No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers blew a 13-point lead in their worst loss of the season on Saturday, falling 86-75 at home to the Penn State Nittany Lions in a gut-wrenching defeat.

Wisconsin got out to a screaming start, hitting early threes to get an 18-5 lead, but they lost some control near the end of the first half, as Penn State made an 8-0 run to get within five at halftime.

Then, the collapse continued to begin the second half, as Penn State extended their run to 23-7, getting a 51-47 lead through the first minutes of the period.