National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 75, Iowa 71
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2014
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Tom Eades, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 17249

No. 5 Wisconsin 75, No. 23 Iowa 71: Ben Brust scored all 19 of his points in the second half as the host Badgers rallied from an 11-point deficit to remain unbeaten.

Josh Gasser added 14 points and Frank Kaminsky scored his nine in the first half and blocked four shots for Wisconsin (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten), which matched its best start in school history. Traevon Jackson also scored nine points but committed a career-high seven turnovers for the Badgers.

Roy Devyn Marble shot 4-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 27 points to lead Iowa (12-3, 1-1). Aaron White added 12 points and eight rebounds and Mike Gesell finished with nine points and seven assists for the Hawkeyes.

A key stretch came with just under 12 minutes left in the game when Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was called for back-to-back technical fouls and was ejected with the Hawkeyes leading 41-39. The four ensuing free throws gave Wisconsin its first lead since the game's opening minute.

The Badgers moved ahead by as much as eight before Iowa regrouped and made it a one-possession game again with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining. Sam Dekker’s 3-pointer with 2:24 left stretched the lead back to four and his three-point play with 1:07 remaining extended the lead to 70-63.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Dekker and Brust, two of the three top scorers for the Badgers, combined for one point on 0-for-9 from the field in the first half. … The previous five meetings between Wisconsin and Iowa were decided by an average of 3.8 points. … Reserve F Jarrod Uthoff, who began his career at Wisconsin before transferring to Iowa, finished with six points and three rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa   Wisconsin
Roy Devyn Marble 27 Scoring Ben Brust 19
Mike Gesell 7 Assists Traevon Jackson 3
Melsahn Basabe 9 Rebounds Duje Dukan 7
Aaron White 6 Free Throws Made Ben Brust 6
Mike Gesell 3 Steals Sam Dekker 2
Melsahn Basabe 2 Blocks Frank Kaminsky 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa 71 39.1 4-10 17-25 10 39 5 7 10
Wisconsin 75 37.7 10-22 25-35 11 29 6 2 12