National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 78, Boise St. 54
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Glenn Mayborg, # Todd Williams
Attendance:
17279
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No. 4 Wisconsin 78, Boise State 54: Frank Kaminsky scored 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting and also blocked four shots as the host Badgers rolled past the Broncos.
Nigel Hayes added 15 points for Wisconsin (4-0), which shot 55.4 percent from the field. Traevon Jackson added 11 points and five assists for the Badgers.
Derrick Marks scored 18 points to pace Boise State (3-1), which was 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Mikey Thompson scored eight points but leading scorer Anthony Drmic had just seven points on 3-of-10 shooting.
The contest was tied at nine before Wisconsin began pulling away with a 13-2 burst to take an 11-point lead. The Broncos got back within 22-18 on a basket by Marks but Kaminsky hit one of his four 3-pointers to start a 9-0 run to boost the lead to 13.
The Badgers led 38-24 at the break and were again leading by 14 with less than 13 minutes to play when Jackson scored seven points during a 9-0 surge to open up a 58-35 lead with 10:35 to play. Riley Dearring hit a 3-pointer to make the margin 27 with 1:38 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kaminsky had five rebounds and failed to record a double-double for the first time this season. … Boise State was just 5-of-9 from the free-throw line. … The Badgers improve to 102-7 in home non-conference games under coach Bo Ryan.
Top Game Performances
| Boise St. |
|
Wisconsin |
|
Derrick Marks 16 |
Scoring |
Frank Kaminsky 26 |
|
Derrick Marks 3 |
Assists |
Traevon Jackson 5 |
|
Anthony Drmic 5 |
Rebounds |
Sam Dekker 5 |
|
Mikey Thompson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Nigel Hayes 6 |
|
Anthony Drmic 2 |
Steals |
Frank Kaminsky 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Frank Kaminsky 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boise St.
|
54 |
42.9 |
7-11 |
5-9 |
8 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
| Wisconsin
|
78 |
55.4 |
10-27 |
6-6 |
16 |
27 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
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