With 11:18 left in the second half of Saturday afternoon's Big Ten clash between Penn State and Wisconsin in Madison, the score was 28-26.

That's 28 points for Penn State and 26 for Wisconsin guard Kirk Penney. The score of the game was 69-28.

If you haven't heard, the Nittany Lions had a pretty rough trip.

The Badgers (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) blitzed the Lions (5-13, 0-7) at Kohl Arena, 86-55, to add another miserable chapter to an already miserable season.

This was Wisconsin's fifth straight win and Penn State's 19th straight loss on the road.

Beyond the first few possessions, there was almost no point where an objective observer would have given the Lions a chance to leave with a victory.

The score at random points throughout the game: 35-11, 48-20 and 69-28. Penn State lost this game when the team jet landed in Madison.

"We had no answers for them, we simply could not defend them," said beleaguered Lions coach Jerry Dunn on the Penn State Sports Radio Network.

The Badgers' guards were brilliant, consistently driving to the basket and either finding an open man or scoring themselves.

Sophomore Devin Harris nearly put up a triple double, scoring 14 points to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists.

Freddie Owens went 7-for-11 from the field and poured in 17 points, but the real Lion-killer was Penney. The senior from New Zealand scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds as he continued his assault on the Wisconsin record books.

"I feel that Penney is the best guard in the Big Ten," Dunn said.

"He's so strong and does everything well. He was a real nemesis for us today."

The bright spots for Penn State were almost non-existent. Junior guard Sharif Chambliss, playing in his home state, scored 20, and sophomore Kevin Fellows showed some flashes of potential, but it's hard to glean much good from this game.

"We didn't execute on 'D' at all," Chambliss said.

"They could do anything they wanted."

"That's one of the most athletic Wisconsin teams I've seen."

An athletic and determined Wisconsin team playing on its home court--a recipe for trouble for sure, but not of this magnitude.

This game takes its rightful place alongside this season's previous trips to Penn and Michigan State as the darkest hours of a very bleak winter and one of the lowest points in a very tough two-year stretch.

The hope of postseason play went out the window a long time ago and, barring an astonishing run in the conference tournament in Chicago in March, this season's remainder holds precious little excitement or promise.

But each player is still a competitor and once the next game on Wednesday against Iowa starts the goal will be singular: To win.

"It will mean a lot to us to get some fans out on Wednesday," Chambliss said.

"We really need a win."

Sharif Chambliss, master of the understatement.