National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 77, UMKC 31
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Tony Dawkins, # Jeff Nicholas, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance: 17230

Jared Berggren scored 21 points as No. 11 Wisconsin rolled to a 77-31 victory over visiting Missouri-Kansas City in the Chicago Invitational Challenge on Tuesday.

The Badgers (4-0) put together an early run of 13 unanswered points to build a 21-8 cushion by the midway point of the first half. Wisconsin hit three 3-point shots during the burst and went into the break with a 41-18 advantage having made 8-of-14 from beyond the arc.

Wisconsin, owners of the nation's top-ranked defense, held the Kangaroos (1-4) to 20.8 percent shooting from the field.

The Badgers, meanwhile, hit 52.6 percent of their shots while dishing out 18 assists against only eight turnovers.

Ben Brust scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half for Wisconsin, which outrebounded UMKC 42-22.

Trinity Hall and Reggie Chamberlain scored seven points apiece for UMKC.
Top Game Performances
 
UMKC   Wisconsin
Reggie Chamberlain 7 Scoring Jared Berggren 21
Reggie Chamberlain 1 Assists Jordan Taylor 6
Trinity Hall 4 Rebounds Ryan Evans 7
Dustin Dibble 2 Free Throws Made Jordan Taylor 2
Dustin Dibble 1 Steals Jared Berggren 1
Thomas Staton 2 Blocks Jared Berggren 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UMKC 31 20.8 5-13 4-5 3 23 3 3
Wisconsin 77 51.7 13-27 4-8 18 41 7 3