Nigel Hayes leads way, No. 14 Wisconsin beats Rutgers 72-52
Nigel Hayes scored 20 points, Zak Showalter added 18 and No. 14 Wisconsin used an active start on the defensive end to build an early lead and defeat Rutgers 72-52 on Tuesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
52
Wisconsin Badgers
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| WIS | 33 | 39 | 72 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs NJIT Highlanders | W 101-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs New Haven Chargers | W 81-54 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 52-72
Aaron Moesch made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 52-71
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 52-71
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 52-70
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 52-69
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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LayUpShot 1:26 52-69
Mike Williams made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 50-69
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 50-68
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 50-67
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 50-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:00 50-67
Deshawn Freeman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:31 48-67
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:31 47-67
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:31 46-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:50 46-67
Zak Showalter made Layup. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.
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LayUpShot 3:38 46-65
Vitto Brown made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:17 46-63
Zak Showalter made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Happ.
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PersonalFoul 5:19 46-61
Foul on Ethan Happ.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 46-61
Zak Showalter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:39 46-60
Zak Showalter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:39 46-59
Foul on Candido Sa.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 46-59
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:08 46-58
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 46-57
Foul on Jonathan Laurent.
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TipShot 6:24 46-57
Ibrahima Diallo made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 6:34 44-57
Zak Showalter made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:07 44-55
Zak Showalter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:07 44-54
Zak Showalter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:07 44-53
Foul on Corey Sanders.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 44-53
Foul on Nigel Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:22 44-53
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Williams.
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PersonalFoul 8:43 41-53
Foul on Mike Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:06 41-53
Mike Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sanders.
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JumpShot 9:20 38-53
Bronson Koenig made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:41 38-51
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:41 37-51
Foul on Nigel Hayes.
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LayUpShot 9:41 37-51
Deshawn Freeman made Layup. Assisted by Nigel Johnson.
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JumpShot 10:11 35-51
Khalil Iverson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 35-49
Foul on Zak Showalter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:28 35-49
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Sanders.
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JumpShot 12:02 32-49
D'Mitrik Trice made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:36 32-47
Nigel Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:51 29-47
Foul on Charles Thomas IV.
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PersonalFoul 13:21 29-47
Foul on Charles Thomas IV.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:46 29-47
Mike Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candido Sa.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:17 26-47
Khalil Iverson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:17 26-46
Khalil Iverson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:17 26-45
Foul on Mike Williams.
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PersonalFoul 14:21 26-45
Foul on Jonathan Laurent.
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PersonalFoul 14:21 26-45
Foul on Candido Sa.
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PersonalFoul 15:14 26-45
Foul on Zak Showalter.
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DunkShot 15:21 26-45
Nigel Hayes made Dunk.
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JumpShot 16:00 26-43
Mike Williams made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:03 24-43
Vitto Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zak Showalter.
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LayUpShot 17:17 24-40
Corey Sanders made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:35 22-40
Bronson Koenig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vitto Brown.
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TipShot 17:54 22-37
C.J. Gettys made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 18:41 20-37
Nigel Johnson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 19:00 18-37
Ethan Happ made Layup.
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LayUpShot 19:40 18-35
Ethan Happ made Layup. Assisted by Vitto Brown.
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End Game 0:00 52-72
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 52-72
End of 2nd half
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 52-72
Aaron Moesch made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:05 52-71
Wisconsin Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 52-71
Aaron Moesch missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 52-71
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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Offensive Rebound 0:12 52-71
Wisconsin Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 52-71
Andy Van Vliet missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:20 52-71
Aaron Moesch Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 52-71
T.J. Schlundt missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:36 52-71
Eugene Omoruyi Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 52-71
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 52-70
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 52-69
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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LayUpShot 1:26 52-69
Mike Williams made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 50-69
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 50-68
Nigel Hayes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 50-67
Foul on Deshawn Freeman.
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Defensive Rebound 2:00 50-67
Bronson Koenig Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:00 50-67
Deshawn Freeman missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:00 50-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:00 50-67
Deshawn Freeman made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 48-67
Jake Dadika Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:12 48-67
Bronson Koenig missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:31 48-67
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:31 47-67
Deshawn Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:31 46-67
Foul on Vitto Brown.
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LayUpShot 2:50 46-67
Zak Showalter made Layup. Assisted by Bronson Koenig.
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Defensive Rebound 3:08 46-65
Ethan Happ Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:08 46-65
Ethan Happ Block.
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LayUpShot 3:08 46-65
Mike Williams missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 46-65
Mike Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:15 46-65
Nigel Hayes missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:28 46-65
Vitto Brown Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:28 46-65
Nigel Johnson missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:33 46-65
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:33 46-65
Rutgers Timeout
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LayUpShot 3:38 46-65
Vitto Brown made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:43 46-63
Vitto Brown Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:43 46-63
Ethan Happ missed Layup.
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Team Stats
RUTG
WIS
19-62
FG
23-54
31
Field Goal %
43
7-18
3PT
5-18
39
Three Point %
28
7-11
FT
21-28
64
Free Throw %
75
35
Rebounds
44
17
Offensive Rebounds
16
18
Defensive Rebounds
28
7
Assists
9
6
Steals
10
4
Blocks
6
15
Turnovers
13
0
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
15
0
Largest Lead
21
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