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02/13 21:20 CST Wisconsin slays another giant as Badgers roll to 92-71 victory
over No. 10 Michigan State
Wisconsin slays another giant as Badgers roll to 92-71 victory over No. 10
Michigan State
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) --- Nick Boyd scored 29 points and shot 5 of 7 from 3-point
range as Wisconsin trounced No. 10 Michigan State 92-71 on Friday night,
marking the second time in four nights that the Badgers have beaten a top-10
team.
Wisconsin (18-7, 10-4 Big Ten) is the first team to post three wins over top-10
squads this season. The Badgers won 91-88 at No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 10 and
pulled out a 92-90 overtime victory at No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday.
The Badgers made their first five 3-point attempts in the opening 5 1/2 minutes
and never looked back on their way to a surprisingly easy victory that ended
with a court storming.
Wisconsin never trailed and led by as many as 24. The Badgers shot 15 of 35
from 3-point range, including 10 of 17 in the first half.
Boyd scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half, while John Blackwell had 19
of his 24 in the second half. Nolan Winter added 10 points and 11 rebounds for
Wisconsin.
Coen Carr had 19 points to lead Michigan State (20-5, 10-4). Jeremy Fears Jr.
had 14 points and 12 assists, but he shot just 3 of 12 from the floor.
Michigan State trailed 24-14 when Spartans center Carson Cooper landed
awkwardly on a drive attempt and briefly left the game. The Badgers outscored
Michigan State 8-0 while Cooper was out --- completing a 15-0 spurt --- and led
32-14 when he got back on the floor two minutes later.
The Spartans cut the margin to nine on a couple of occasions after Cooper
returned, but Wisconsin built its lead back up and led 51-34 at the break. The
margin never dipped below 15 in the second half.
Up next
Michigan State hosts UCLA on Tuesday night.
Wisconsin visits Ohio State on Tuesday night.
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