Fresh off clinching a share of their 17th Big Ten title, the No. 1 overall seed Nittany Lions will face Howard in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Rec Hall.
13 threes from Penn State wasn't enough to earn a victory against the physical Wildcats squad.
After Evan Barratt and Trevor Hamilton picked up goals in regulation, Penn State dropped a hard-fought game against Michigan State following a shootout.
Russ Rose's top-ranked Nittany Lions finished the regular season 29-1 Saturday night in Minneapolis.
Russ Rose's Nittany Lions improved to 28-1 Friday night in Madison, knocking off the Badgers for the second time this season.
The Nittany Lions went down by four goals in the first 25 minutes of Friday's NCAA quarterfinals in California.