Badgers Sneak Past Wildcats
The Northwestern Wildcats struggled to keep up with Wisconsin. The Badgers' 19 point lead at the half was too much of a gap to close for the Wildcats.
Jon Leuer scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack and No. 18 Wisconsin rolled to a 78-46 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Sunday.
Keaton Nankivil had 16 points and Jordan Taylor added 14 as the Badgers (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) won their third straight game to remain third in the conference standings.
Wisconsin freshman Josh Gasser had a triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
John Shurna and Luka Mirkovic scored 13 points apiece for the Wildcats (13-6, 3-5).
The Badgers broke the game open midway through the opening quarter and put it out of reach early in the second half.
The victory was the Badgers' most lopsided in the Big Ten this season and game them four wins in five games. Northwestern lost a two-game winning streak.
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