MADISON, Wis. – Ryan Evans scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Wisconsin held off Penn State, 60-51, Thursday night in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.

Penn State (8-5) trailed, 50-49, with less than 3 minutes left. But the Badgers (10-4) finished the game on an 11-2 run, finally finding their shooting touch from the free-throw line. They hit just 9 of their first 20 from the line but converted 4 of 6 in the final minutes.

Ben Brust and Jared Berggren also scored 13 points apiece for Wisconsin.