On Saturday, Penn State basketball will finish the 2024-25 season on the road against No. 12 Wisconsin.
This will be the only meeting between the Nittany Lions and the Badgers. Last season, PSU upset then-No. 11 Wisconsin, 87-83, inside the Bryce Jordan Center. However, Penn State’s last win in Madison, Wisconsin, was over 30 years ago on Jan. 26, 1995.
GAME DETAILS
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. EST
Site: Kohl Center
City: Madison, Wis.
Network: Peacock
GAME ODDS
Odds by DraftKings Sportsbook
Odds: Wisconsin (-750), Penn State (+525)
Spread: Wisconsin (-11.5)
Over-Under: 152.5 points
GAME NOTES
Penn State (15-15, BIG TEN 5-14), 66th KenPom, 68th NET
Freddie Dilione V had 12 points and six rebounds against No. 16 Maryland. (Penn State Athletics)
After being eliminated from the Big Ten and the NCAA Tournament, Mike Rhoades had a simple message for his team with one game left:
“Do it right. Do it right for the name on the front. Do it right for the name on the back. This is the last week that we’ll be together — this team here with these seniors. Do it right. Do everything right. If you’re about the right stuff, if you care about your teammates, you’ll approach this week the right way as a basketball player. And let’s go see what happens at Wisconsin on Saturday because we get to put the uniform on again.”
Penn State basketball hasn’t fared well on the road this season, winning only two of its 10 games. Only one of those wins has come in the Big Ten.
No. 12 Wisconsin (23-7, BIG TEN 13-6), 10th KenPom, 14th NET
John Blackwell had a team-high 25 points and 11 rebounds in No. 12 Wisconsin’s win over Minnesota. (University of Wisconsin Athletics)
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Wisconsin is coming off a 74-67 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. The Badgers are 7-3 over their last 10, with wins against then-No. 7 Purdue and Illinois. They boast one of the best home records in the conference, with seven of their 14 wins coming against Big Ten opponents.
Key Leaders:
- 19.1 PTS (tied for fourth in Big Ten)
- 47/38/92 shooting splits (second in Big Ten for free-throw percentage)
- 5.0 REB
- 15.5 PTS (45.8 FG%)
- 5.2 REB
- 2.2 AST
- 9.8 PTS
- 6.0 REB (leads team)
- 70.8 2P% (leads Big Ten)
Max Klesmit: 9.7 PTS | 2.7 AST | 2.4 REB
Steven Crowl: 9.6 PTS | 5.5 REB | 2.5 AST
Kamari McGee: 6.6 PTS | 48.5 3P% (2.2 3PA)
KEY STATS
Wisconsin is the second-most efficient offense in the Big Ten and is the 11th most efficient in the nation. Here are some of the Badgers’ key offensive numbers:
- Points per game: 81.0 (fourth in Big Ten)
- FG%: 46.4 (10th in Big Ten)
- 2P%: 56.3 (fourth in Big Ten)
- 3P%: 35.1 (tied for sixth in Big Ten)
- EFG%: 54.4 (fifth in Big Ten)
- FT%: 83.4 (leads both Big Ten and nation)
