College Basketball: Wisconsin near top of Big Ten standings

Badgers are 9-1 at Kohl Center
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NEW Media Staff

Wisconsin 82

Nebraska 68

Wisconsin dominated the second half to pick up a home win over Nebraska on Tuesday at the Kohl Center. The Badgers hit 18 3-pointers in the contest.

Brad Davison hit three triples and led Wisconsin with 14 points. Brevin Pritzl made four 3s to tally 12 points off the bench.

D’Mitrik Trice and Nate Reuvers each chipped in 11 points. Trice also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists.

Michigan State 67

Wisconsin 55

Wisconsin was dismantled in a Big Ten road loss to Michigan State on Jan. 17. MSU led 35-20 at halftime.

Nate Reuvers tallied 19 points and seven rebounds for the Badgers in the loss. Kobe King chipped in 10 points.

Wisconsin shot just over 35% from the floor.

Wisconsin 56

Maryland 54

Brad Davison came up with a timely steal before hitting the game-winning 3-pointer with 11 seconds to play in Wisconsin’s upset of No. 17 Maryland on Jan. 14 at the Kohl Center.

Nate Reuvers scored 17 points to pace the Badgers, while Micah Potter and Davison added 14 points each.

Wisconsin led 30-25 at halftime.

Wisconsin 58

Penn State 49

Wisconsin clawed out a road win over Penn State on Jan. 11. The Badgers outscored the Nittany Lions 31-22 in the first half.

Micah Potter led the charge for the Badgers, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds off the bench.

Brad Davison totaled 11 points and 13 rebounds, while Kobe King had 10 points.

Illinois 71

Wisconsin 70

Wisconsin suffered a Big Ten home loss to Illinois on Jan. 8.

Kobe King hit 10 shots from the floor to tally a team-high 21 points for Wisconsin.

Micah Potter scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds off the bench.

Wisconsin 61

Ohio State 57

Wisconsin rallied to an upset road win over No. 5 Ohio State on Jan. 3.

Nate Reuvers scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Wisconsin in the win. Kobe King added 13 points.

Tyler Wahl played a big role off the bench, tallying seven rebounds and three steals for the Badgers.

Wisconsin 65

Rider 37

Wisconsin hit 13 3-pointers to cruise to a nonconference win over River on Dec. 31 at the Kohl Center.

Aleem Ford hit four of the 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for the Badgers. Nate Reuvers led the team with 15 points.

Brad Davison and Brevin Pritzl each hit three 3s and finished with 11 points.

Wisconsin 68

Tennessee 48

Wisconsin earned its first road win of the year, blowing out Tennessee on Dec. 28.

D’Mitrik Trice hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Wisconsin. Brevin Pritzl also hit four triples to score 17 points off the bench.

Nate Reuvers contributed nine points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Wisconsin 83

Milwaukee 64

Wisconsin controlled the second half to take down Milwaukee on Dec. 21 at the Kohl Center.

D’Mitrik Trice hit five 3-pointers and led Wisconsin with 31 points. Nate Reuvers hit two 3s and added 22 points.

Micah Potter scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in his Wisconsin debut.

Rutgers 72

Wisconsin 65

Wisconsin was outscored by eight in the second half of a Big Ten road loss to Rutgers on Dec. 11.

Kobe King led Wisconsin with 18 points, but no other starter had over nine points. Trevor Anderson provided 11 points off the bench.

The Badgers turned the ball over 14 times int the loss.

Big Ten Standings (as of Jan. 23)

Team W L

Michigan State 6 1

Illinois 6 2

Iowa 5 3

Maryland 5 3

Rutgers 5 3

Wisconsin 5 3

Indiana 4 3

Minnesota 4 4

Penn State 4 4

Purdue 3 5

Michigan 2 5

Ohio State 2 5

Nebraska 2 6

Northwestern 1 7