Wisconsin sends NU to sixth straight loss
Tyler Wahl paced a balanced attack with 14 points, and No. 10 Wisconsin pulled away in the second half for a 68-52 victory over visiting Northwestern on Wednesday night.
The Badgers gained control with a 12-0 run midway through the second half. Micah Potter’s three-pointer put Wisconsin up 56-39.
Northwestern went scoreless for almost six minutes until Chase Audige’s three-pointer made it 56-42 with 10:26 left.
D’Mitrik Trice added 12 points, Brad Davison 11 and Potter 10 for Wisconsin (12-3, 6-2 Big Ten).
Audige had 16 points and Miller Kopp 10 for Northwestern (6-7, 3-6), which has lost six straight.
“I thought we had a lot of self-inflicted wounds tonight, that every time we kind of had a chance to maybe get back into the game or maybe make a little push, we had just some critical breakdowns on either end, some costly turnovers, a couple breakdowns late in clocks defensively,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said.
“That’s how Wisconsin is. They make you pay for your mistakes. That’s why they’re a really good team.”
Wahl opened the second half with a threepoint play to put Wisconsin up 44-34, but the Badgers missed their next nine shots before Wahl hit a three-pointer from the top to make it 47-39.
Loyola 75, Valparaiso 39
Cameron Krutwig had 15 points as visiting Loyola won its fourth in a row. Lucas Williamson had 11 points for the Ramblers (113, 6-1 Missouri Valley). Eron Gordon had 14 points for the Crusaders (3-9, 0-3).
Illinois State 71, Bradley 56
DJ Horne had a season-high 23 points as Illinois State (5-8, 2-5 Missouri Valley) won at home. Josiah Strong had 14 points and Antonio Reeves 11 for the Redbirds. Elijah Childs had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Braves (9-5, 3-2).
Houston 86, Tulsa 59
Marcus Sasser scored 26 points as No. 8 Houston (12-1, 7-1 American) avenged its only loss of the season by beating the visiting Golden Hurricane (8-5, 5-3).
Georgia Tech 83, Clemson 65
Host Georgia Tech (7-3, 3-1 ACC) returned from a 17-day layoff by routing No. 20 Clemson (9-3, 3-3) as Michael Devoe scored 22 points.
Providence 74, Creighton 70
Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points as Providence (8-6, 4-4 Big East) beat No. 11 Creighton (10-4, 6-3) in Omaha, Nebraska.