Brad Davison scored 30 points on 8-of-11 3-point shooting and Wisconsin used a 21-2 early second half run to take control of the game and send Nebraska to its school-record tying 10th straight loss 81-64
LINCOLN, Neb. —
Brad Davison scored 30 points on 8-of-11 3-point shooting and Wisconsin used a 21-2 early second half run to take control of the game and send Nebraska to its school-record tying 10th straight loss 81-64 on Saturday.
Trailing 43-41, the Badgers (15-10, 8-6 Big Ten) made 5 3-pointers in a 4½-minute stretch that saw them go up 57-45 on D’Mtrick Trice’s 3 with 13:43 remaining and take a 62-45 lead on Trice’s 3 just over a minute later.
Nebraska (7-18, 2-12) stopped the damage with a Thor Thorbjarnsen 3-pointer that ended a nearly five minute scoring drought. The Huskers cut the lead to 65-55 on Kevin Cross’s free throw with 7:46 left.
But a Wisconsin 8-0 spurt — a pair of Davison 3-pointers around a Micah Potter layup — put the Badgers up 18, 73-65, and the game out of reach with 5:16 left.
Behind Davison, Wisconsin, which averages eight 3-pointers a game, finished with 15 on 31 attempts
Potter and Trice scored 15 points each for Wisconsin and Nate Reuvers added 13.
Hanif Cheatam scored 17 points to lead Nebraska and Dachon Burke Jr. added 10 points.
BIG PICTURE
Wisconsin: It is the ninth time that Wisconsin has hit double digit shots from behind the arc this season. The Badgers hit a school record 18 3-pointers in their 82-68 win over Nebraska in January.
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers previously lost 10 straight games in the 1944-45 and 1962-63 seasons. The Huskers were coached by Jerry Bush, current coach Fred Hoiberg’s grandfather, in the latter season in which they finished 6-19 and won only one conference game..
UP NEXT
Wisconsin hosts Purdue Tuesday
Nebraska hosts Michigan State Thursday
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