Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northwestern sweeps Wisconsin for first time since '95-96
The Wildcats swept the season series with Wisconsin for the first time since the 1995-96 season.
Wisconsin scored seven consecutive points and took a 49-48 lead on a jumper by Chucky Hepburn with 3:21 to go. Chase Audige put the Wildcats back on top 50-49 with 2:55 remaining and there would be only one more made basket the rest of the game. After a series of turnovers, missed jumpers and missed free throws, Hepburn hit a jumper to give the Badgers a 51-50 lead with 45 seconds remaining. Buie then hit two free throws to put Northwestern back on top, 52-51 at :31.
Barnhizer blocked a layup attempt by Hepburn with 20 seconds left and the Wildcats held on to win despite a missed 1-and-1 opportunity by Tydus Verhoeven. Hepburn's missed jumper with six seconds left was Wisconsin's final chance to take the lead.
Hepburn scored 17 points for Wisconsin (13-9, 5-7 Big Ten) and Connor Essegian added 15 points, all on 5-of-11 3-point shooting.
Audige added 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists for Northwestern (16-7, 7-5). Barnhizer had eight points, seven rebounds and one big block.
Northwestern led 20-13 after Nick Martinelli hit a jumper with 8:39 left in the first half. Wisconsin closed to within 22-21 with an 8-2 run highlighted by Essegian's 3-pointer. The Wildcats went on to lead 26-23 at the half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chase Audige Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Max Klesmit missed Free Throw. | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Max Klesmit made Free Throw. | 54 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Ty Berry. | 54 - 51 |
Statistics
 NU |
 WIS |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-45 | FG | 19-50 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 8-13 | FT | 5-11 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Madison, WI
Attendance: 15,632 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |