National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 66, Michigan 50
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Glenn Mayborg, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 17230
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Glenn Mayborg, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 17230
Wisconsin used a strong second half to move above .500 in Big Ten play with a 66-50 victory over visiting Michigan on Wednesday.
The Badgers (12-3, 2-1 Big Ten) trailed by two at halftime, but outscored the Wolverines 40-22 in the second half and pulled away in the final eight minutes.
A 9-1 run, capped by a pair of Jon Leuer free throws with 13:15 to go, put the Badgers ahead 42-33. Michigan would get within four points at 48-44 before Wisconsin used a 9-2 run to build a 57-46 advantage on Brett Valentyn’s 3-pointer from the left corner with 3:12 left.
Jordan Taylor led Wisconsin with 20 points, while Leuer added 17 points and Keaton Nankivil scored 13. The trio finished a combined 8 of 13 from 3-point range.
Zack Novak scored 15 points for the Wolverines (11-4, 1-2), including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
The Badgers play at No. 19 Michigan State on Tuesday, while the Wolverines play host to No. 3 Kansas on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan | Wisconsin | |
| Zack Novak 15 | Scoring | Jordan Taylor 20 |
| Stu Douglass 3 | Assists | Tim Jarmusz 4 |
| Zack Novak 5 | Rebounds | Jon Leuer 8 |
| Tim Hardaway, Jr. 4 | Free Throws Made | Jordan Taylor 7 |
| Stu Douglass 1 | Steals | Tim Jarmusz 1 |
| N/A | Blocks | Keaton Nankivil 1 |
Team Stats Summary