Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Boyd and Winter lead No. 24 Wisconsin past Iowa, 84-71
Bennett Stirtz’s layup trimmed Iowa's deficit to 68-65, but Austin Rapp hit a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 10-point Wisconsin run. Boyd’s layup put the Badgers ahead 78-65 with just under four minutes remaining.
John Blackwell hit four free throws after a deadball technical foul to extend the lead to 82-69 with 1:02 left.
Rapp scored 14 points and Blackwell had 13 for Wisconsin (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten), which bounced back from an 86-69 loss at Ohio State.
Stirtz had 23 points for Iowa (19-8, 9-7), which was coming off a 57-52 win at home over No. 9 Nebraska. Alvaro Folgueiras and Tate Sage scored 11 apiece.
Wisconsin shot 53.8%, including 10 of 24 beyond the arc. The Badgers hit 18 of 20 free throws, including 14 of 15 in the second half. Boyd shot 9 of 16 and Winter 8 of 11.
Stirtz opened the second half with a 3 to put Iowa up 44-41, but Wisconsin answered with an 11-0 run, going in front 51-44 on Boyd’s driving layup.
Andrew Rohde’s 3-pointer put the Badgers in front 64-57, but Stirtz hit a jumper and followed with a steal and layup to make it 64-61.
Wisconsin, which trailed by nine early, was within 41-40 at halftime despite Blackwell being limited to 10 scoreless minutes with two fouls.
Boyd and Winter combined for 29 of Wisconsin’s first-half points, making 11 of 16 shots, while the rest of the team was 4 for 12.
Wisconsin plays at Oregon on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Jack Robison Steal. | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Cooper Koch bad pass turnover | 71 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Hayden Jones subbing in for Wisconsin | 71 - 84 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 WIS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 28-52 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 8-11 | FT | 18-20 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 40 | Percent Led | 54 |
Game Information
Location: Madison, WI
Attendance: 16,838 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |