Seth Lundy's 18 points was not enough to keep up with the top-ranked Boilermakers.
Pickett is the only player in the country averaging 17 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists per game.
Santorum, a Penn State alum, served in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from 1991 to 2007.
The Nittany Lions are now 0-19 at the Kohl's Center after falling to the Badgers 63-60.
35-year-old King spoked to a crowd of nearly 9,000 students and community members about voting rights and the fight for civil rights in 1965.
The team is called the Happy Valley Hoopers and consists of John Harrar, Tony Carr, Josh Reaves, Shep Garner, and more Nittany Lion legends