National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 63, Penn St. 60
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 10, 2013
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials:
# DJ Cartensen, # Ed Hightower, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
8701
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 21 Wisconsin 63, Penn State 60: Traevon Jackson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a 15-point game as the visiting Badgers finished their regular season on a winning note following two straight losses.
Freshman forward Sam Dekker scored 14 points off the bench - 12 in the second half - and senior forward Jared Berggren contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for Wisconsin (21-10, 12-6 Big Ten), which earned a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Junior guard Ben Brust had 13 points on 3-for-7 shooting from 3-point range.
Junior guard Jermaine Marshall led the Nittany Lions (10-20, 2-16) with 23 points, while D.J. Newbill contributed 22 and scored four straight to tie the game with five seconds remaining. Sophomore forward Ross Travis led Penn State with 11 rebounds and added six points.
The Badgers scored the first eight points and led by as much as nine midway through the first half, but Penn State used a 10-0 run to climb back into the game and led 25-24 at halftime.
Wisconsin’s bench outscored Penn State’s 17-3. The Badgers shot 50 percent from the floor in the second half, including 5-for-12 from behind the arc, and were 10-for-12 from the free throw line down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wisconsin earned the No. 4 seed when Michigan lost to Indiana 72-71 on Sunday. … Berggren rolled both of his ankles at separate points in the game but did not miss significant time. … Penn State finished the regular season at the bottom of the Big Ten for the second straight season.
Top Game Performances
| Wisconsin |
|
Penn St. |
|
Traevon Jackson 15 |
Scoring |
Jermaine Marshall 23 |
|
Ben Brust 4 |
Assists |
D.J. Newbill 5 |
|
Jared Berggren 10 |
Rebounds |
Ross Travis 11 |
|
Sam Dekker 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jermaine Marshall 3 |
|
Mike Bruesewitz 1 |
Steals |
Sasa Borovnjak 1 |
|
Jared Berggren 2 |
Blocks |
Nick Colella 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wisconsin
|
63 |
43.1 |
7-21 |
12-15 |
13 |
27 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| Penn St.
|
60 |
43.4 |
3-9 |
11-14 |
7 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
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