Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points to lead the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers knocked off the Penn State Nittany Lions 72-56 on Tuesday night at the Kohl Center.

Penn State had ended Wisconsin’s 13-game win streak in the series on Saturday with a 81-71 win over the Badgers.  UW got some payback on Tuesday night in the back-to-back series.

The Badgers (14-5, 8-4 Big Ten) have not lost to Penn State at home since 1995 and has won 27 of the last 30 meetings overall.

Brad Davison gave the Badgers a two-point halftime lead (33-31) with a three-pointer at the halftime horn.  It was part of an 18-2 Badger run that included two other three’s from Davison, who finished with 13 points for the game. [Read more…]