UNIVERSITY PARK — Braeden Carrington and John Blackwell scored 17 points each, and Wisconsin pulled away midway through the first half to rout Penn State, 98-71, on Thursday night for the Badgers’ fifth consecutive win.
Nolan Winter added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Nick Boyd scored 11 points for Wisconsin (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten). Andrew Rohde’s 3-pointer stretched Wisconsin’s lead to 78-44 with 8:50 to play.
The Badgers shot 51% overall and made 15 of 35 of their 3-point attempts. Carrington was 4 of 6 from long range.
Josh Reed scored 18 points, and Freddie Dilione V added 17 to lead Penn State (9-10, 0-8). Mason Blackwood added 14 points for the Nittany Lions, who have lost six straight and nine of their last 10.
The Badgers outscored the Nittany Lions, 38-9, in the last 11-plus minutes of the first half for a 50-22 advantage. Carrington scored 17 points, and Blackwell added 13. Reed scored nine first-half points for the Nittany Lions.
Wisconsin has won six of the last eight games in the series and 19 of 22 dating to 2012.
Penn State is at Ohio State on Monday.
