National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 52, Penn St. 46
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Where: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania
Officials: # Eric Curry, # John Higgings, # Paul Janssen
Attendance: 8752

Jordan Taylor scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, lifting No. 20 Wisconsin to a 52-46 comeback victory at Penn State.

Down by six at the midway point, the Badgers (18-5, 7-3 Big Ten) outscored Penn State by a 16-3 margin over the first 10 minutes of the second half to take a 33-26 lead. The Nittany Lions (10-13, 2-8) stayed within reach, getting as close as 40-38 on a Tim Frazier jump shot with 3:36 to go, but Taylor hit a 3-pointer at the 1:44 mark and added a pair of free throws with 59.9 seconds left to help Wisconsin seal it.

Penn State struggled mightily on offense in the second half, going scoreless for a span of nearly seven minutes during Wisconsin's decisive run. Frazier, who finished with a game-high 21 points in defeat, had 17 of the Nittany Lions' 23 points after the break, including all seven in the first 13:14 of the period.

Jared Berggren added eight points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers, who held Penn State to 26.9 percent shooting (7-for-26) in the second half.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Penn St.
Jordan Taylor 18 Scoring Tim Frazier 21
Jordan Taylor 5 Assists Tim Frazier 7
Jared Berggren 10 Rebounds Matt Glover 5
Jordan Taylor 8 Free Throws Made Tim Frazier 5
Josh Gasser 2 Steals Jonathan Graham 2
Jared Berggren 2 Blocks Jonathan Graham 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 52 35.4 5-19 13-19 7 28 6 6 5
Penn St. 46 36.0 2-10 8-14 9 32 2 3 9