National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 55, Penn St. 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Glenn Mayborg, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 7132


No. 4 Wisconsin 55, Penn State 47: Sam Dekker scored a career-high 22 points and the visiting Badgers withstood a late comeback to extend their winning streak to nine games.

Frank Kaminsky added 16 points and nine rebounds as Wisconsin (24-2, 12-1 Big Ten) also posted their ninth conference win in a row. Nigel Hayes scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 13 boards to help the Badgers complete a season sweep of the Nittany Lions and register their seventh straight victory in the series.

D.J. Newbill poured in 29 points and sparked the late rally for Penn State (15-12, 3-11), which tumbled to its fifth defeat in six games. Newbill finished 13-of-21 but his teammates were a combined 8-for-33 from the floor.

Wisconsin hit eight of its first 10 shots to bolt to a 19-8 lead but missed its next 10 and went more than 9 1/2 minutes without a field goal, allowing the Nittany Lions to close within 24-21 with 2:28 to play in the half. Dekker scored five quick points to help the Badgers take a 31-24 lead into the break despite 16 points from Newbill.

Dekker and Hayes scored four points apiece as the Badgers forged ahead 39-26 with 15 1/2 minutes left and opened their biggest lead at 46-30 with just under nine minutes remaining. Newbill scored seven straight points during a 9-0 spurt as Penn State cut the deficit to 48-43, but Kaminsky knocked down two free throws and a jumper to push the lead back to nine with just over two minutes to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Dekker has scored 39 points on 16-of-23 shooting in the two victories over Penn State this season. ... Nittany Lions F Ross Travis grabbed three first-half rebounds to move past Gene Harris (762) for third place on the school's career list. ... Hayes had his sixth game with double-digit rebounds and his first since Wisconsin's last loss - at Rutgers on Jan. 11.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Penn St.
Sam Dekker 22 Scoring D.J. Newbill 29
Bronson Koenig 4 Assists D.J. Newbill 3
Nigel Hayes 13 Rebounds Ross Travis 8
Frank Kaminsky 7 Free Throws Made D.J. Newbill 3
Nigel Hayes 1 Steals Shep Garner 2
Nigel Hayes 1 Blocks Jordan Dickerson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 55 39.2 5-22 10-15 12 34 2 3 8
Penn St. 47 38.9 2-13 3-3 5 27 3 5 6