Thursday, January 3
Madison, WI
8 PM
Wisconsin Badgers
10-4
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Minnesota
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Photo by: Tom Lynn
Badgers fall in 59-52 setback to Minnesota
January 03, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Happ scores 17 points in home defeat
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin men's basketball team suffered a 59-52 setback to Minnesota on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.Â
Ethan Happ led the UW (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) offense with 17 points and 8 rebounds and shot 8-of-13 from the field, while Lakeville, Minnesota native Nate Reuvers added 12 points.Â
UW trailed Minnesota (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) 29-14 at the break before opening the second on a 12-2 run to make it a 5-point game.Â
Later on in the second half, the Badgers cut the Golden Gophers lead to 49-47 after a D'Mitrik Trice floater but the Golden Gophers responded with a 6-0 run to put the game out of reach.
It marked Minnesota's first win in Madison since 2009.Â
The Badgers continue Big Ten Conference action on Sunday with a showdown at Penn State. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game can be seen live on BTN.Â
Ethan Happ led the UW (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) offense with 17 points and 8 rebounds and shot 8-of-13 from the field, while Lakeville, Minnesota native Nate Reuvers added 12 points.Â
UW trailed Minnesota (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) 29-14 at the break before opening the second on a 12-2 run to make it a 5-point game.Â
Later on in the second half, the Badgers cut the Golden Gophers lead to 49-47 after a D'Mitrik Trice floater but the Golden Gophers responded with a 6-0 run to put the game out of reach.
It marked Minnesota's first win in Madison since 2009.Â
The Badgers continue Big Ten Conference action on Sunday with a showdown at Penn State. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game can be seen live on BTN.Â
Team Stats
MINN
WIS
FG%
.438
.417
3FG%
.429
.227
FT%
.647
.412
RB
37
25
TO
14
11
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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