No. 12 of Wisconsin Badgers blows the opportunity to seal the seeds of first four, fall to Penn State

Madison – Wisconsin had a job on Saturday and it didn’t take care of this.

A victory in the regular season final against Penn State would have guaranteed the male basketball team of the badgers a seeded for the Big Ten tournament.

Instead, nation 12^th-The teams fought at both ends of the ground en route to a defeat of 86-75 against the Nittany Lions in Kohl Center.

Box score: Penn State 86, Wisconsin 75

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The loss dropped UW at 23-7 in total and 13-7 in Big Ten. The team now needs help to get this seeded among the first four in the support.

Penn State, who came into play in 17^th Place in the Big Ten at 18 teams, fired 54.9%, including 57.9% (11 for 17) from the three -point beach. The senior goalkeeper of Arco Dunn finished with a career summit of 25 points on a shot of 10 for 12, including 3 for 4 on a range of three points.

Second -year goalkeeper John Blackwell and the Steven Crowl graduate center finished with 19 points each for badgers, which only drew 36.2% after a hot start. The badgers struck 10 three but had only three in the second period.

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Graduate goalkeeper John Tonje added 13 points but was only 2 for 13 from the ground. Senior goalkeeper Kamari McGee finished 11 points, but had only one point after the first 11 minutes.

After leading up to 13 points in the first half, the badgers dragged up to six points in the middle of the second half.

The Wisconsin, however, returned with a 9-2 race to take an advance of 60-59 with 9 minutes 39 seconds to play.

This advance was short -lived. Dunn returned with a three -point pointer that gave the Nittany Lions a two -point lead. And after Crowl could not finish in the painting, Dunn drained three others to give Penn State an advantage of 65-60.

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The badgers felt behind seven points before the three of the local Blackwell cut Penn State’s advance at 69-65 with 5:13 to go. Next time on the ground, he sank two free throws to make a two -point match with 4:48 to play.

Dunn and Blackwell exchanged the three which made a 72-70 match with 3:43 to play. Penn State has managed to score his next two possessions, obtaining two free throws from Fred Dilione V and a Dunn layup and a free throw from Zach Hicks to put the Nittany Lions led to seven with 2:46 to play.

The deficit reached 11 points before the final buzzer.

(Check JSONLINE later during the day to find out more about the game.)

Max Klesmit will miss the senior day

Max klesmit Will not suit the senior day on Saturday.

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The Wisconsin senior guard is listed as “exit” in the Big Ten availability report. It will be the third consecutive match he has completely missed. In another match, Washington on February 25, he played the first 5 minutes before sitting on the rest of the competition.

Klesmit watched the last three games of the bench with a walking boot on his right leg. After Washington’s match, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said Klesmit was facing waterproofing in the bottom of the leg.

Senior Gambling McGee should replace Klesmit in the starting range.

The return victory of Illinois opens the door to the head of the highest for Uw

Wisconsin received the help he needed on Friday evening.

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The Illinois returned from a 10-point deficit in the second half to upset the N ° 19 Purdue, 88-80, at home to take the drivers of three drivers out in the Big Ten which they shared with the badgers and the Maryland.

The result creates the simplest formula for Wisconsin to get a seeded among the first four for the Big Ten tournament and the double Bye that accompanies it.

Earn.

The badgers (23-7, 13-6) close the regular season against Penn State (15-15, 5-14) Saturday at noon at the Kohl Center. With a victory, Uw would open the playoffs with a quarter -final match Big Ten Friday in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, while a defeat would not necessarily eliminate a classification of the first four.

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More: Wisconsin now needs external help to reach double bye in the Big Ten tournament

Here’s what you need to know about the game.

How can I watch or listen to the Wisconsin-Penn State basketball match

The game will be broadcast on Peacock and can be viewed with a subscription. Cory Provus (Play-By-Play) and Robbie Hummel (analysis) will manage the call.

The match can be heard on FM-97.3 in Milwaukee and AM-1310 and FM-101.5 in Madison. Matt Lepay (Play-By-Play) and Brian Butch call the game. The competition can also be heard on the university application or on the Sirius XM 85 (Wisconsin) or 389 (Penn State) channels.

Probable Wisconsin Starters badgers

25 – John Blackwell, 6-4, G, 15.5 ppg, 5.2 RPG, 2.2 APG

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4 – Kamari McGee, 6-0, G, 6.6 ppg, 2.5 RPG, 2.1 APG

9 -John Tonje, 6-5, G, 19.1 ppg, 5.0 RPG, 1.7 acts

22 – Steven Crowl, 7-0, C, 9.6 ppg, 5.4 RPG, 2.5 APG

31 – Nolan Winter, 7-0, F, 9.8 ppg, 6.0 RPG, 1.0 APG

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Penn state nittany lions probable landlords

1 – Ace Baldwin Jr., 6-1, G, 14.2 ppg, 2.8 RPG, 7.0 APG

2 – of Marco Dunn, 6-5, G, 7.9 ppg, 2.5 RPG, 0.9 APG

4 – Freddie Dilione V, 6-6, G, 9.4 ppg, 2.9 RPG, 1.9 APG

14 – Yanic Konan Nordehauser, 7-0, F, F, 12.8 ppg, 6.2 RPG, 0.7 APG

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24 – Zach Hicks, 6-8, Sr., F, 11.5 ppg, 4.8 RPG, 2.1 APG

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Prediction of the state of Wisconsin-Penn

The last home game of the season will be a moment for Badger fans to say goodbye to six seniors while watching another opponent. The badgers are becoming hot defensively, holding its last two opponents below 40% shooting. It is a game that Wisconsin must have. Expect that they keep like that and leave with a two-digit victory.

Final: Wisconsin 83, Penn State 68

A look at the victory over the minnesota

This article originally appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin n ° 12 falls to Penn State 86-75 at Kohl Center in Madison