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No. 17 Wisconsin Outbattled by Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Talor Battle scored 20 of his 22 points after halftime and Penn State turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to upset No. 17 Wisconsin 56-52 on Saturday. Jeff Brooks had 12 points and Andrew Jones grabbed 14 rebounds to the help the Nittany Lions (12-8, 5-4 Big Ten) overcome a...

JaJuan Johnson Buzzer-Beater Propels Purdue Past Penn State

With 5.4 seconds remaining, the Purdue Boilermakers faced a home loss to Penn State. Trailing 62-61 after a big 3-pointer from Penn State's David Jackson, Boilermakers coach Matt Painter looked to his senior big man. JaJuan Johnson took the inbounds pass and coolly nailed an 18-footer. No. 14 Purdue (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) had...

Talor Battle, Penn State Top No. 16 Illinois

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Andrew Jones converted an offensive rebound with 1 second left and Talor Battle scored 26 points to lead Penn State past No. 16 Illinois 57-55 on Tuesday night for its second straight upset of a ranked team. After a layup by Bill Cole of Illinois tied the game with 20 seconds left, go-to guy...

Penn State Deals Michigan State Spartans Another Blow

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Andrew Jones had 16 points and Talor Battle hit an off-balance jumper with 18 seconds left to lift Penn State past No. 18 Michigan State, 66-62 on Saturday. The Spartans (10-5, 2-1 Big Ten) had one last shot to tie, but Durrell Summers' 3 from the corner with 10 seconds left sailed wide of the...

Big Ten Basketball Preview: Going Deep Again in 2011

Quick: Which conference had the most Sweet 16 teams last season? It wasn't the Big East or the ACC. It was that conference in the Midwest that, more often than not, opposing fans gleefully label "overrated." Yet, the Big Ten put three teams into the NCAA tournament's second weekend. Michigan State made it to the Final...