The Wisconsin Badgers‘ men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) secured an 84-71 victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center.
Fueled by 27 points from guard Nick Boyd and 18 points from veteran center Nolan Winter, the Badgers pulled away from the Hawkeyes during the final six minutes of action. Greg Gard’s group maintained a slight edge throughout the contest. The two teams traded punches for virtually the entire contest until Boyd, Austin Rapp and John Blackwell commandeered a 16-6 scoring surge to close the bout.
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In addition to his 27 tallies, Boyd added nine boards and 10 assists in a near-triple-double effort. The San Diego State transfer set the tone with 15 points in the opening stretch, but the Hawkeyes shot 56% from the floor and 45.5% from beyond the arc to establish a 41-40 edge by intermission.
The two groups stayed within striking distance for the first 14 minutes of the second frame, when bench wing Austin Rapp nailed a 3-point field goal to stretch the Badgers’ lead to six, 71-65. His strike ignited Wisconsin’s closing scoring run, a period in which Blackwell registered eight made free throws.
The program veteran scored all 13 of his points during the second half to compliment Winter and Boyd’s outputs. Rapp finished with 14 tallies off a 5-of-7 mark from the field, including a 4-of-5 split from 3.
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Wisconsin ventures to Eugene, Oregon, for its next match against the Ducks on Feb. 25.
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