STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Maybe Traevon Jackson made his buzzer-beating 3-pointer because Penn State forgot he was left-handed. Or maybe it’s because of the free run Jackson had to his spot on the left wing. What the Wisconsin guard cared about most was that the bucket allowed the 22nd-ranked Badgers to survive an upset scare from Penn State and win its regular-season finale 63-60 Sunday. ”It felt good. When the shot comes off your hand like that … I just kind of knew it was going to go in,” the sophomore said coolly after the game, headphones draped around his neck. The Badgers (21-10, 12-6) escaped Happy Valley with a hard-fought victory against the Big Ten’s last-place team and stopped a two-game losing streak that dropped them out of contention for the conference title. Jackson’s shot may be the break the Badgers were looking for heading into this week’s Big Ten tournament. In the…
Continue Reading: No 22 Wisconsin holds off Penn State 63-60 (The Associated Press)
