UW makes it three in a row

Wednesday, December 27

Madison, WI

8 PM

Wisconsin Badgers

7-7, 1-1

Chicago State

2-14, 0-0

Chicago State

Wisconsin

Photo by: Darren Lee

December 27, 2017 | Men's Basketball

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Badgers take down Chicago State, 82-70

MADISON, Wis. -- All five Badger starters scored in double figures as the Wisconsin men's basketball team tamed Chicago State, 82-70, on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center.

Ethan Happ led the UW (7-7, 1-1 Big Ten) offense with 18 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, notching his 24th career double-double. Happ now sits sixth in program history in double-doubles with current UW student manager Rashard Griffith.

Junior Khalil Iverson scored 17 points against Chicago State (2-14), matching his career high, while pulling down 6 rebounds.

Freshman Brad Davison scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half and has now reached double figures in scoring in nine of the last 12 games.

Two other Badgers, Aleem Ford (13) and Brevin Pritzl (11) recorded double-digit scoring games.

Notables
-   UW improved to 3-0 all-time against Chicago State.
-   The Badgers shot 51 percent (26-of-51) from the field, the third-consecutive game UW has shot over 50 percent.
-   Wisconsin improved to 6-3 at home this year.
-   UW started the game on a 17-4 run.

Up Next
UW wraps up its non-conference slate on Saturday against UMass-Lowell at the Kohl Center. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. and the game can be seen on BTN.