National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 74, Iowa 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # D.J. Carstensen, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
17121
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Wisconsin 74, Iowa 70 (2OT): Ben Brust scored 18 points and Jared Berggren added 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Badgers survived a big challenge from the visiting Hawkeyes.
Sam Dekker’s 3-pointer with 1:35 left in the second overtime gave Wisconsin (16-7, 7-3 Big Ten) a 67-64 lead and it never trailed again. Ryan Evans contributed 15 points and Traevon Jackson had 13 for the Badgers, who avenged a 70-66 defeat at Iowa on Jan. 19.
Mike Gesell recorded 14 points and Aaron White added 13 for Iowa (14-9, 3-7), which fell to 1-5 in Big Ten road games. Iowa’s Josh Oglesby saw his 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation go in and out, sending the game to extra sessions.
Evans and Brust each had eight points as Wisconsin built an 11-point lead in the first half before the Hawkeyes scored 12 of the last 15 to close within 31-29 at intermission. Berggren’s rebound dunk gave Wisconsin a 40-38 lead with 13 minutes left, but Iowa ran off 13 of the next 15 points for a nine-point advantage.
The Badgers answered with an 11-2 run and with Jackson draining a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 58. Berggren missed a jumper that could have won the game in the final seconds of the first overtime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa outscored Wisconsin 33-8 off the bench. … Evans also had nine rebounds and five assists for the Badgers, who made 13-of-14 from the free throw line in the two overtimes. … Wisconsin held Iowa’s second-leading scorer Roy Devyn Marble to 1-of-10 shooting and two points.
Top Game Performances
Iowa |
|
Wisconsin |
Mike Gesell 14 |
Scoring |
Ben Brust 18 |
Mike Gesell 4 |
Assists |
Ryan Evans 5 |
Melsahn Basabe 8 |
Rebounds |
Jared Berggren 14 |
Aaron White 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jared Berggren 6 |
Aaron White 3 |
Steals |
Traevon Jackson 2 |
Gabriel Olaseni 1 |
Blocks |
Jared Berggren 7 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa
|
70 |
33.8 |
5-23 |
15-22 |
16 |
44 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
Wisconsin
|
74 |
33.8 |
7-25 |
19-26 |
11 |
45 |
8 |
6 |
12 |