National Basketball Association
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
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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
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
50 |
39.5 |
8-21 |
8-8 |
11 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
|
Wisconsin
|
66 |
47.7 |
9-19 |
15-18 |
12 |
26 |
1 |
4 |
|