Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
82 - 66
Pulliam nets 28, No. 18 Northwestern women top Badgers 82-66
Veronica Burton added 15 points with five rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats (24-3, 14-2 Big Ten Conference), who moved into a tie for first place with No. 7 Maryland with two games left in the regular season. The 24 wins are one shy of the school record by the 1978-79 team that went 25-4 and won the school's lone Big Ten championship.
Abi Scheid hit three 3-pointers and grabbed nine rebounds to go with 13 points and Sydney Wood had 12 points and seven rebounds for Northwestern.
Wisconsin opened the fourth quarter with a basket to cut Northwestern's lead to 58-53 but in the next three minutes the Wildcats scored 16 straight points to break the game open. Pulliam started it with a jumper and later added a 3-pointer. Wood had three baskets inside, Scheid drilled a 3 and Burton's two free throws at the 6:10 mark made it 74-53. The Badgers missed four shots and had three turnovers in their near four-minute drought.
Abby Laszewski led the Badgers (11-17, 3-14), who have lost six straight, with 14 points and Imani Lewis added 12 with 11 rebounds for her seven career double-double.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 82 - 66 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 82 - 66 |
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Tara Stauffacher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Crowley. | 82 - 66 |
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Kaylah Rainey made Layup. | 82 - 63 |
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Kaylah Rainey Offensive Rebound. | 80 - 63 |
Statistics
 NU |
WIS |
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|---|---|---|
| 35-69 | FG | 23-58 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 5-9 | FT | 15-22 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Madison, WI
Attendance: 4,172 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |