Nolan Winter scores a season-high 20 points to help No. 20 Wisconsin get past Butler 83-74
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Butler Bulldogs: Game Highlights
Wisconsin Badgers vs. Butler Bulldogs: Game Highlights
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Nolan Winter scored a season-high 20 points and Steven Crowl added a season-best 18 as No. 20 Wisconsin snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Butler 83-74 in Saturday's second game of the Indy Classic.
Winter also had eight rebounds, and Crowl had six. Max Klesmit and John Tonje each scored 11 points for the Badgers (9-3), who won for the first time in four games this month.
Pierre Brooks scored 23 points and Patrick McCaffery had 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Butler (7-4), which lost its third straight.
Wisconsin committed just three turnovers and made 25 of 27 free throws in leading from the start.
The Badgers went nearly five minutes without a basket in the first half. But Klesmit's buzzer-beating 3-pointer capped an 8-0 closing run to give Wisconsin a 47-33 halftime lead. Butler never got closer than five in the second half.
Two-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton and WNBA's Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark both attended the game.
Wisconsin: The Badgers had lost their first two Big Ten games and a game to cross-state rival No. 5 Marquette. This time, they took control late in the first half and steadily pulled away.
Butler: The Bulldogs finished a topsy-turvy non-conference schedule with yet another loss. It don't get any easier, with two top-20 foes to start Big East play this week.
Wisconsin's eight-point flurry in the final 66 seconds of the first half. C
Wisconsin made its first 22 free throws, including all 15 attempts in the first half, which helped them stay ahead of the Bulldogs.
Wisconsin closes out non-conference play next Sunday against Detroit Mercy, while Butler visits No. 6 Marquette on Wednesday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Scirotto
- John Gaffney
- Jeffrey Anderson
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 6-0 | - | 15-2 |
Purdue | 7-1 | - | 15-4 |
Michigan | 5-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
Wisconsin | 5-2 | 1.5 | 15-3 |
Illinois | 5-2 | 1.5 | 13-4 |
Indiana | 5-3 | 2 | 14-5 |
Oregon | 4-3 | 2.5 | 15-3 |
Maryland | 3-4 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
UCLA | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
Iowa | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
USC | 3-4 | 3.5 | 11-7 |
Rutgers | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
Nebraska | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
Northwestern | 2-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
Penn State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 12-6 |
Ohio State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
Washington | 1-6 | 5.5 | 10-8 |
Minnesota | 1-6 | 5.5 | 9-9 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 7-1 | - | 16-3 |
Marquette | 6-1 | 0.5 | 15-3 |
UConn | 5-2 | 1.5 | 13-5 |
Creighton | 5-2 | 1.5 | 12-6 |
Villanova | 5-3 | 2 | 12-7 |
Xavier | 4-4 | 3 | 12-7 |
Georgetown | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
Providence | 3-5 | 4 | 9-10 |
Butler | 1-6 | 5.5 | 8-10 |
Seton Hall | 1-6 | 5.5 | 6-12 |
DePaul | 1-7 | 6 | 10-9 |