Hayes, 14th-ranked Wisconsin beat Rutgers

MADISON, Wis. — Nigel Hayes scored 20 points, Zak Showalter added 18 and No. 14 Wisconsin used an active start on the defensive end to build an early lead and defeat Rutgers 72-52 on Tuesday night.

Hayes scored 12 points in the first half, when the Badgers (12-2) opened with a 16-4 run over the first 12 minutes to take control in both team’s Big Ten opener.

Wisconsin needed the cushion after the Scarlet Knights (11-3) rallied from a 20-point deficit with 14 minutes left.

Rutgers forced turnovers and went on a 3-point shooting spree, hitting five from behind the arc in a 5-minute stretch capped by Nigel Johnson’s 3 with 8:19 left to get within 53-44.

The Badgers clamped down defensively from there, holding Rutgers to two field goals over the next 5-plus minutes.

Women

• No. 2 Notre Dame 79, Chattanooga 58 — At Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lindsay Allen recorded her first career triple-double and Brianna Turner scored 24 points to help No. 2 Notre Dame beat Chattanooga 79-58 on Tuesday night for its 15th consecutive road victory.

Allen had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for the sixth triple-double in Notre Dame women’s basketball history. Skylar Diggins had two triple-doubles. The other three came from Mary Gavin, Sara Liebscher and Marina Mabrey.

Allen’s 11 rebounds represented a career high for the senior guard. Her 12 assists matched a career high.

• No. 22 Oregon St. 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40 — At Corvallis, Ore.: Sydney Wiese had 11 points, including two 3-pointers, and six assists and became the first player in Pac-12 history with 300 career made 3s as Oregon State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Breanna Brown had 14 points and Gabriella Hanson added 10 points for Oregon State, which has won eight in a row.

A layup by Aiya El Hassan and then a jumper by Kye Richardson trimmed UAPB’s deficit to 20-17, but Oregon State (11-1) closed the second quarter on an 18-6 run — including back-to-back 3s by Hanson and Wiese that made it 38-23 at the break.

• No. 9 Washington 94, Washington St. 63 — At Seattle: Natalie Romeo made five 3-pointers in the first half and finished with a seasonhigh 25 points, and No. 9 Washington used a 26-0 run in the first half to race past rival Washington State 94-63 on Tuesday night.

The Huskies (13-1, 1-0 Pac12) opened Pac-12 Conference play as the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the AP Top 25 and backed it up with a dominant performance against the Cougars.