National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 81, California 56
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 2, 2012
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Mike Eades, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
16596
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Wisconsin 81, California 56: Ben Brust scored a season-high 22 points and Jared Berggren added 18 points and eight rebounds as the host Badgers handed the Bears their first loss of the season.
Berggren’s free throw with 5:02 left in the first half capped a 12-0 run and put Wisconsin (5-3) ahead 31-12. Ryan Evans had 13 points and Sam Dekker added 10 for the Badgers, who shot 51.7 percent from the field.
Allen Crabbe paced California (6-1) with 25 points and seven rebounds, and Justin Cobbs had 11 points on 3-for-10 shooting. The Bears were outrebounded for the first time this season, 34-27.
Wisconsin bounced back from a rare home loss to Virginia last Wednesday by recording 16 steals and holding the Bears to 38.3 percent shooting. The Badgers led by 26 after Mike Bruesewitz’s 3-pointer with 10:56 remaining. Bruesewitz finished with eight points and as many rebounds.
California, which had won five of its first six games by double digits, committed 23 turnovers and set a season-low in points scored.
GAME NOTEBOOK: California was looking to start the season 7-0 for the first time since 1959. … The Badgers improved to 170-16 at the Kohl Center since Bo Ryan became coach in 2001-02. … The Bears entered the contest with 40 or more rebounds in each of their last four games.
Top Game Performances
California |
|
Wisconsin |
Allen Crabbe 25 |
Scoring |
Ben Brust 22 |
Brandon Smith 3 |
Assists |
Ben Brust 4 |
Allen Crabbe 7 |
Rebounds |
Jared Berggren 8 |
Allen Crabbe 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jared Berggren 3 |
Justin Cobbs 2 |
Steals |
Mike Bruesewitz 5 |
David Kravish 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Evans 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
California
|
56 |
38.3 |
3-9 |
17-26 |
7 |
27 |
2 |
11 |
23 |
Wisconsin
|
81 |
51.7 |
7-21 |
14-25 |
18 |
34 |
5 |
16 |
13 |