National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 62, Minnesota 49
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 12275

Wisconsin opened up a 20-point first half lead and notched its 20th victory Wednesday, dumping shorthanded Minnesota 62-49 in a Big Ten Conference contest at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

Bronson Koenig paced the balanced Badgers (20-10, 12-5) with 14 points and six assists. Ethan Happ contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Vitto Brown also scored 12 points as Wisconsin improved to 11-1 in its last 12 games and sealed its 10th straight 20-win season.

Stephon Sharp tallied 16 points for the Golden Gophers (8-21, 2-15), who have only six scholarship players after guards Nate Mason, Kevin Dorsey and Dupree McBrayer were suspended for the season's remainder by coach Richard Pitino. Freshman forward Jordan Murphy added 15.

The Badgers wasted little time jumping on Minnesota, scoring the first five points and pulling away for good in the first half's last 10 minutes. Nigel Hayes' 3-pointer with 3:22 left in the half gave Wisconsin a 38-18 advantage.

A dunk by reserve Khalil Iverson made it 51-30 early in the second half and the Badgers never led by fewer than 11 points after that.

The Golden Gophers shot 33.3 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Minnesota
Bronson Koenig 14 Scoring Stephon Sharp 16
Bronson Koenig 6 Assists Charles Buggs 3
Ethan Happ 10 Rebounds Bakary Konate 14
Nigel Hayes 3 Free Throws Made Stephon Sharp 7
Nigel Hayes 2 Steals Charles Buggs 2
Ethan Happ 2 Blocks Charles Buggs 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 62 46.2 7-20 7-14 12 31 6 6 11
Minnesota 49 33.3 3-17 14-21 11 31 2 3 13