UCLA 72, at Wisconsin 80

MADISON, Wis. (Interstat) — In a rugged, defense-heavy Big Ten clash where offensive rhythm was a scarce commodity, the Wisconsin Badgers used a dominant first-half performance from beyond the arc to build a substantial lead and then held off a persistent UCLA Bruins comeback for an 80-72 victory Tuesday night at a sold-out Kohl Center. A crowd of 13,644 saw the Badgers improve to 10-5 overall, while the Bruins fell to an identical 10-5 mark. The game, a non-conference matchup organized by the Big Ten, saw Wisconsin outperform its pregame projection as a 3-point favorite, with the combined score of… Read more...