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Badgers alone atop the Big 10 after holding off Hoosiers

Badgers alone atop the Big 10 after holding off Hoosiers

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Koenig struggles again with shot, now 9-for-35 in last three

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ethan Happ scored 20 points in leading the No. 10 University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team Sunday afternoon.

Nigel Hayes scored 15 and added 10 rebounds, as the Badgers out-muscled Indiana to hold on for a 65-60 win.

Happ was 8 of 10 from the field to help Wisconsin 20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) win its seventh consecutive game.

La Crosse, Wis., native Bronson Koenig struggled again with his shot. The senior point guard was just 3-for-8 – 2 of 4 from beyond the arc – in scoring 11 points to go with seven rebounds.

Over his last three games, Koenig is 9-for-35 from the field and 5-for-20 from beyond the arc.

Maryland’s loss to Purdue on Saturday allowed Wisconsin to take a one-game lead in the conference over the Terrapins.

The 6-foot-8 Hayes joined the 6-foot-10 Happ to give Indiana problems in the paint. But the Badgers were plagued by mistakes or missed foul shots after building a 12-point lead midway through the first half.

Indiana (15-9, 5-6) stayed within a couple possessions of the lead for most of the rest of the way. Josh Newkirk’s two foul shots with 28.6 seconds left got Indiana within 60-57, but Wisconsin went 5 of 6 from the foul line from that point to seal the win.

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