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MADISON, Wisc. -- Steven Crowl scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Wisconsin held on to continue its Madison mastery over Penn State, beating the Nittany Lions 63-60 on Tuesday night.
Tyler Wahl returned to the lineup for Wisconsin (12-5, 4-3 Big Ten) following a three-game absence from the lineup due to injury in which the Badgers lost all three. Wahl had 10 points and finished 3-for-10 shooting but buried his lone 3-point attempt.
Chucky Hepburn scored 13 points for Wisconsin and Connor Essegian 10.
Hepburn made two foul shots with seven seconds left to cap the scoring. Following a Penn State (12-6, 3-4) timeout, Andrew Funk's 3 attempt bounced off the back of the rim and Jordan Davis secured the long rebound to end it.
Myles Dread's 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining reduced the Nittany Lions' deficit to 61-60, but Penn State failed to score again as it missed its last four-shot attempts and committed a turnover.
Jalen Pickett scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Penn State. Funk finished with 16 points shooting 3 for 8 from beyond the arc and Dread, a reserve, scored 11.
Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the debut of the Kohl Center where Wisconsin moved its record to 19-0 against Penn State. The Nittany Lions haven't beaten Wisconsin since 1995 in the Badgers' former home the Field House.
The Badgers are 23-2 all-time against Penn State at Wisconsin.
Wisconsin suffocated Northwestern 56-33 in the Kohl Center's debut on Jan. 17, 1998.
The Nittany Lions host Nebraska on Saturday. Wisconsin travels to Northwestern on Saturday.
Wisconsin 63, PSU 60
PENN ST. (12-5): Njie 0-1 0-0 0, Funk 4-11 5-5 16, Pickett 8-15 2-4 19, Wynter 2-6 1-2 6, Lundy 1-3 0-0 2, Dread 4-7 0-0 11, Mahaffey 3-5 0-0 6, Clary 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-49 8-11 60.
WISCONSIN (11-5): Crowl 9-16 2-4 21, Wahl 3-10 3-6 10, Essegian 4-7 0-0 10, Hepburn 3-7 5-6 13, Klesmit 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 2-7 0-0 4, Gilmore 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsey 1-3 0-0 2, McGee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 10-16 63.
Halftime--Penn St. 36-30. 3-Point Goals--Penn St. 8-20 (Dread 3-6, Funk 3-8, Wynter 1-2, Pickett 1-3, Lundy 0-1), Wisconsin 7-17 (Hepburn 2-2, Essegian 2-4, Wahl 1-1, Crowl 1-3, Klesmit 1-3, Lindsey 0-1, Davis 0-3). Rebounds--Penn St. 31 (Pickett 12), Wisconsin 28 (Crowl 11). Assists--Penn St. 10 (Pickett 6), Wisconsin 8 (Hepburn 3). Total Fouls--Penn St. 21, Wisconsin 13.