No. 19 Wisconsin Cruises Past Northwestern 69-41

Posted at: 02/20/2013 10:51 PM | Updated at: 02/20/2013 10:53 PM
By: JAY COHEN

nullEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Jared Berggren and Ben Brust each scored 12 points, and No. 19 Wisconsin shut down Northwestern 69-41 on Wednesday night for its fifth win in six games. The balanced Badgers (19-8, 10-4 Big Ten) had five players with at least eight points and held the Wildcats to 29-percent shooting during a very businesslike performance.

Brust, who missed the last two days of practice with a sore left knee, and Berggren also had eight rebounds apiece as Wisconsin enjoyed a 47-22 edge on the boards. Reggie Hearn scored 13 for Northwestern (13-14, 4-10), which has dropped four in a row and six of seven.

The Wildcats, who have lost four players to season-ending injuries, went 8 for 24 from 3-point range, but managed just seven field goals from inside the arc.

(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Print Story | Email