Second-half struggles came back to haunt Penn State on the road at Wisconsin on Tuesday night with the Nittany Lions coming up short in a 63-60 setback. Penn State led the way at the halftime mark following a back-and-forth first half, but Wisconsin’s defense clamped down on the Penn State offense in the second half as Penn State was outscored 33-24 after halftime.
[autotag]Jalen Pickett[/autotag] led the Nittany Lions with 19 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double, his fifth of the season. [autotag]Andrew Funk[/autotag] chipped in 16 points and [autotag]Myles Dread[/autotag] added 11 points off the bench.
[autotag]Seth Lundy[/autotag] was limited to just 22 minutes after getting into foul trouble. He and [autotag]Evan Mahaffey[/autotag] ran into foul trouble, but Lundy had an especially tough outing against the Badgers with just
Penn State sat just 9-of-24 in the second half and was 3-for-11 from three-point range.
The loss drops Penn State to 12-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten. The Badgers improved to 12-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play. Penn State will return home for its next game on Saturday against Nebraska.