Clary and Baldwin lead Penn State over No. 11 Wisconsin 87-83 for 1st ranked win under Rhoades
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State students celebrated a rare snow day on campus, then got to rejoice after their basketball team’s biggest win yet under coach Mike Rhoades. Led by Baldwin, who drained a 3-pointer on his first shot, Penn State jumped out to a 12-2 lead to the delight of a loud crowd made up of mostly Penn State students. “We gave them some confidence early by playing into their hands a little bit and making life difficult on ourselves.” Penn State capitalized on a handful of Wisconsin turnovers in the opening five minutes, then leaned on Clary and Kern as the half wore on. Clary jumpstarted a 17-11 surge and Kern sank back-to-back baskets to give Penn State its biggest lead, 29-17, with 6:56 to play in the first half.