Wisconsin upsets struggling Purdue

MADISON, Wis. — Ethan Happ had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Wisconsin secured its biggest win of a challenging season, beating No. 6 Purdue 57-53 in Big Ten play on Thursday night.

Brad Davison added 16 points for the Badgers (1216, 5-10), who handed the Boilermakers (23-5, 12-3) their third straight loss.

Carsen Edwards, who finished with 22 points, missed a three-point try with 12 seconds left to end Purdue’s comeback hopes. Wisconsin’s Brevin Pritzl hit 3 of 4 free throws over the final 19 seconds to seal a win that had fans rushing the court after the final buzzer.

The Boilermakers had seemingly overcome early offensive hiccups after a 10-0 run gave them a 39-32 lead with 9:37 left when Wisconsin answered with aggressive play sparked by Davison.

A choppy first half ended with a 21-all tie after the teams combined to miss 37 shots. Conference) beat Cincinnati (23-3, 12-1) to snap the nation’s longest winning streak at 16 games. Cincinnati had a 50-49 lead with 4:18 left after Jacob Evans’ free throw, but Rob Gray hit a three-pointer to give the Cougars back the lead with 3:32 left.

Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and Arizona (21-6, 11-3 Pac-12) held off host Arizona State (19-7, 7-7) to sweep the season series. The Sun Devils revved up their run game and the fans after finding their groove, going on a 31-6 halftimespanning run to go up seven. Arizona clawed its way back and the rivals traded baskets until the Wildcats scored seven straight points to go up 70-63 with 90 seconds left. Tra Holder had 20 points for Arizona State.

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Dominique Oden made two straight three-pointers late in the game, and Purdue (17-10, 8-5 Big Ten) shocked host Maryland (22-4, 11-2) to end the Terrapins’ sevengame winning streak. The loss dropped Maryland’s conference lead over Ohio State and Nebraska to one game with three to play.