National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 78, Lehigh 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 15, 2022
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Deldre Carr, # Eric Curry, # Courtney Green
Attendance: 12760

Steven Crowl scored 15 points to lead No. 22 Wisconsin to a 78-56 home win over Lehigh on Thursday in Madison, Wis.

Jordan Davis scored 14 points, and Tyler Wahl and Connor Essegian each added 13 points for the Badgers (9-2), who have won four straight games.

Evan Taylor scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and Keith Higgins Jr. scored 15 points in defeat for Lehigh (4-5), which has lost three straight.

The Badgers held just a 49-45 lead with 9:55 remaining, but they took charge of the game after that.

Wisconsin went up 55-49 with 7:40 left, and then went on a 12-0 run over the next 2:43 to grab a 67-49 lead with 4:57 to go. The Badgers eventually built their lead to as many as 25 points.

Wisconsin finished shooting 51.7 percent from the field overall (31 of 60), including 52.4 percent from 3-point range (11 of 21), and outrebounded Lehigh by a 34-20 margin.

The Mountain Hawks finished shooting 21 of 37 on 2-point attempts but were only 4 of 14 from 3-point range and committed 13 turnovers.

Lehigh led 32-31 at halftime and didn't fade early in the second half, taking a 38-36 lead with 16:55 remaining in the game on a basket by Taylor.

The Mountain Hawks then made it 43-38 with 14:19 left with five straight points from Higgins before Wisconsin went on an 11-0 run, sparked by Essegian's consecutive 3-pointers, to take a 49-43 lead with 10:11 remaining.

Lehigh got off to a strong start, taking a 17-8 lead with 9:38 remaining in the first half after a basket by Tyler Whitney-Sidney.

Wisconsin answered with a 10-0 run to take an 18-17 lead with 7:07 to go until halftime. The teams went back and forth the rest of the half, with Taylor scoring 10 points by halftime for Lehigh and Wahl leading the Badgers with 10 in the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Lehigh   Wisconsin
Evan Taylor 18 Scoring Steven Crowl 15
Jakob Alamudun 2 Assists Steven Crowl 4
Jakob Alamudun 5 Rebounds Tyler Wahl 7
Evan Taylor 2 Free Throws Made Steven Crowl 2
Dominic Parolin 2 Steals Tyler Wahl 2
Jakob Alamudun 2 Blocks Jordan Davis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lehigh 56 49.0 4-14 2-2 9 20 3 6 13
Wisconsin 78 51.7 11-21 5-8 16 32 1 6 10