National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 77, Northwestern 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Where: UTSA Convocation Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: # Ed Hightower, # Paul Janssen, # Glenn Mayberry
Attendance: 16939

Jordan Taylor scored 15 points and fueled a big second-half surge as Wisconsin pulled away for a 77-57 victory over visiting Northwestern on Wednesday.

Taylor made three consecutive 3-pointers to begin a 17-2 barrage that put the Badgers (15-5, 4-3 Big Ten) comfortably in front 55-38 with 13:51 to go.

Northwestern (12-6, 2-4), which had shot 55 percent during a tight first half, went 0-for-4 with a turnover during the decisive run and made only 7-of-23 shots (30 percent) in the final 20 minutes.

Wisconsin did almost all of its damage from the outside, hitting 11-of-22 from behind the arc. Taylor made all four of his 3-point attempts in the second half.

Ryan Evans led the Badgers with 17 points and nine rebounds, with all but two of his points coming after halftime. Mike Bruesewitz kept Wisconsin in it early by scoring 12 of his 13 points in the first half.

John Shurna and Drew Crawford scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, to pace the Wildcats, who have lost their last 14 games at Wisconsin.
Top Game Performances
 
Northwestern   Wisconsin
John Shurna 19 Scoring Ryan Evans 17
Dave Sobolewski 6 Assists Jordan Taylor 6
Davide Curletti 6 Rebounds Ryan Evans 9
Reggie Hearn 6 Free Throws Made Ryan Evans 3
John Shurna 3 Steals Mike Bruesewitz 2
N/A Blocks Mike Bruesewitz 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northwestern 57 42.2 5-14 14-19 8 22 0 7 10
Wisconsin 77 50.0 12-23 11-14 16 31 1 6 9