National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 68, Minnesota 60
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# John Higgings, # Michael Kitts, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
17230
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Jordan Taylor scored a game-high 22 points to lead No. 24 Wisconsin to a 68-60 victory over No. 13 Minnesota on Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Madison, Wis.
Taylor's 3-pointer with 5:28 left snapped a 56-56 tie and gave the Badgers the lead for good. Jon Leuer had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Wisconsin (11-2, 1-0), which scored 12 of the game’s final 16 points to extend its winning streak to six games.
Ralph Sampson III and Devoe Joseph scored 14 points apiece for Minnesota (11-2, 0-1), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
After Taylor’s three-point play pushed Wisconsin's advantage to 62-58 with 1:10 to go, Sampson's basket brought Minnesota within 62-60 with 55 seconds left before the Badgers went 6 for 6 from the free throw line in the final 17 seconds.
Wisconsin led by as many as six points during a tight first half that ended with the Badgers ahead 33-29. Wisconsin started the second half with a 7-1 run to go ahead 40-30 on Taylor’s jumper two minutes into the half.
The Golden Gophers trailed 45-36 with 13 minutes left, and rallied to take a 54-53 lead on Trevor Mbakwe’s dunk with 6:59 to go. The Badgers snatched back the lead on Keaton Nankivil’s 3-pointer 38 seconds later, but Sampson’s basket with 6:01 left tied the game at 56-56.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Wisconsin |
|
Devoe Joseph 14 |
Scoring |
Jordan Taylor 22 |
|
Devoe Joseph 7 |
Assists |
Jordan Taylor 7 |
|
Trevor Mbakwe 11 |
Rebounds |
Jon Leuer 9 |
|
Trevor Mbakwe 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Taylor 8 |
|
Trevor Mbakwe 1 |
Steals |
Josh Gasser 1 |
|
Colton Iverson 1 |
Blocks |
Jared Berggren 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
60 |
39.0 |
3-12 |
11-15 |
16 |
37 |
2 |
1 |
|
| Wisconsin
|
68 |
41.2 |
9-24 |
17-18 |
14 |
24 |
9 |
2 |
|
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