Now That's Embarrassing....

Thursday night's match-up in the second round of the Big Ten tournament between Penn State and Wisconsin made history for the tournament, and the NCAA...but not in a good way.

The final score of 36-33 set a new record for lowest combined total for any team in conference tournament history. Penn State's 36 points was also the lowest winning score by any team in the NCAA this year, and ever in a conference tournament.

To say that the game was hard to watch may have been an understatement. Especially with the Badgers shooting only 29% from the field and 9% from behind the arch.

Penn State was not exactly the pretty girl at the prom on Thursday night either. Shooting only 33% from the field, but hitting 25% from behind the arch. Including a big three pointer by Taylor Battle late in the second half.

The Badgers main problem was the start of the game. Being shut out for the first eight minutes, and only putting up two points in the first ten minutes.

At one time the Badgers trailed the Nittany Lions by 16, and that mark would be too much for the Badgers to finally overcome. Even after cutting the lead down to just four before halftime, and down to two in the second half.

Wisconsin would struggle shooting from almost anywhere on the floor, and worst off all late in the second half. With air-balls, and bricks coming from all directions, and not from just one player.

With the whole team struggling from the field Jordan Taylor led all scorers with a below average 16 points, but that would not be enough to help the Badgers. Especially with only four points coming from someone not named Nankivil, Leuer, and Taylor.

The end result would be an embarrassing loss in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State. Not to mention a long wait for the NCAA tournament.