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01/17 17:07 CST Nick Boyd scores 32 points and Wisconsin beats Rutgers 96-87
for 4th straight victory
Nick Boyd scores 32 points and Wisconsin beats Rutgers 96-87 for 4th straight
victory
MADISON, Wis. (AP) --- Nick Boyd scored 32 points and had nine assists as
Wisconsin beat Rutgers 96-87 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.
Boyd was 8-of-16 from the floor and 14 of 15 at the line to finish four points
shy of his career high set against Providence in November. John Blackwell added
19 points and Nolan Winter had 18 for the Badgers (13-5, 5-2 Big Ten), whose
win streak includes a 91-88 win at then-No. 2 Michigan and a last-second 78-75
road victory over Minnesota in their last game.
Harun Zrno scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, Jamichael Davis added
14 and Tariq Francis had 12 for the Scarlet Knights (9-9, 2-5).
Consecutive 3s by Braeden Carrington, Winter and Jack Janicki gave Wisconsin
its largest lead of 26 with under 14 minutes remaining. Francis led Rutgers
back with nine unanswered points, and a few minutes later Zrno and Buchanan
connected for consecutive 3s to start a 15-4 run that got the Knights within
seven with five minutes to go.
Boyd converted a three-point play and added two free throws in a 7-0 run to put
the Badgers back up by 14 with three minutes remaining and the lead remained in
double figures.
Boyd scored 15 points and Winter added 11 in the first half, as Wisconsin shot
53% and made 8 of 15 3-point attempts to take a 51-29 lead.
Both teams shot 48% and both made 12 of 30 3-point attempts. Wisconsin took 10
more free throws and made 26 of 29 and outscored the Knights 19-4 off turnovers.
Up next
Rutgers is at Iowa on Tuesday.
Wisconsin is at Penn State on Thursday.
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