Wisconsin rallies, ends mini-skid Spartans lose Harris:

Nigel Hayes scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Ethan Happ had 20 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat No. 23 Maryland 71-60 in a choppy, foul-filled game Sunday in Madison, Wis.

The Badgers (22-5, 11-3) overcame 27 points from Terrapins guard Melo Trimble to snap a two-game losing streak and stay in a tie atop the Big Ten with Purdue.

Bronson Koenig scored all nine of his points in the second half, giving the Badgers a lift with his jump shot after the senior missed a game with a left calf injury.

Wisconsin pulled away slowly, turning a six-point halftime deficit into a 12point edge with 3 minutes to go in a game that lacked flow because of frequent whistles. The teams combined for 48 fouls, 25 for Maryland (22-5, 10-4).

For a while, it looked as if Trimble would carry Maryland to another road win all by himself. He finished 9 of 17 from the field and regularly hit 3s from the wing.

But the Badgers held on despite Happ spending much of the second half on the bench saddled with four fouls.

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon pulled Trimble from the game with 4:32 left and his team trailing by 12 points.

“He was tired,” Turgeon said. “We’ve got four games in 10 days. Wisconsin was in total control of the game.” Michigan State guard Eron Harris will need seasonending surgery on his injured right knee, ending his college career.

Harris was hurt in the second half of the Spartans’ 80-63 loss at No. 16 Purdue on Saturday. Harris had an MRI and the diagnosis was that surgery was required. He was third on the team with 10.7 points per game.

Also: Georgia leading scorer Yante Maten is out indefinitely with a sprained right knee, coach Mark Fox said. Maten injured the knee about 2 minutes into the Bulldogs’ 82-77 loss to No. 13 Kentucky on Saturday. … South Dakota State forward Mike Daum’s 51 points Saturday night is the highest total by any player in the NCAA this season. Daum also grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Jackrabbits to a 97-89 road win over Fort Wayne.