National Basketball Association
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
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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 |