Back to the Penn State Nittany Lions Newsfeed

Penn State men’s basketball falls to Wisconsin in error-filled contest

For the majority of Thursday night’s game, Penn State played to the expectations one might have for a team going up against last year’s No. 2 program in the nation. The only surprising part is how drastically Wisconsin lowered its level of play to match the Lions struggles.

Coming off the high of upsetting Northwestern on Saturday, the Lions sluggishly dropped their fifth conference game of the season, 66-60, to the Badgers. The victory was the Badgers’ eighth straight win over the Lions.

While the Badgers hardly resemble the team that challenged Duke for the national championship last year, the same Badgers team that upset No.