Jan. 2, 2012

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Behind the Box
Vs. No. 16 Penn State
Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.

Player of the Game
For the 14th time in 14 games, junior Taylor Wurtz scored in double figures. The 6-0 guard had a team-high 17 points, the only UW player in double figures. Wurtz was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line and added a team-high seven rebounds.  

Play of the Game
With 13:26 to play in the first half, freshman Lindsay Smith got a defensive rebound and passed it nearly full court to senior Jade Davis, who scored on the fast-break layup. Davis’s layin was part of an 11-0 run for the Badgers and made the score 13-11 in favor of the Nittany Lions.

Turning Point
After an 11-0 run, the Badgers led 15-13 with 12:23 to play in the half, before Penn State went on a 14-0 run to take a 27-15 lead with 8:00 to go in the period. Junior forward Nikki Greene scored seven points for the Lady Lions in the stretch. Wisconsin cut the lead to seven (27-20) but could get no closer.

Stats of the Game
•    The Badgers shot a season low 11.1 percent (2-of-18) from 3-point range, including 0-for-10 in the second half. The two 3-pointers made was also a season low.
•    Wisconsin was outrebounded 45-28 (-17) by the Lions, the second-worst disadvantage of the season for the UW.

Notables

• The Badgers tied their worst loss in series history to the Nittany Lions. Today’s loss ties a 33-point deficit (76-43) on Feb. 17, 2005 in University Park, Pa.
• Wisconsin shot a season high 90 percent (9-of-10) from the free throw line. Junior Taylor Wurtz was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line.
• Freshman Lindsay Smith finished with a career-high two steals and tied her career high with two assists.
• Penn State scored an opponent season-high 82 points, going 34-of-65 from the field. The Nittany Lions also finished with an opponent high 26 assists and pulled down 45 rebounds, the second most for an opponent this season.

Other Big Ten scores
Ohio State 84, Iowa 71 (Columbus, Ohio)