March 29, 2024

Badgers handle Iowa in road rematch, 74-63; Bronson Koenig Scores 8 for Wisconsin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Frank Kaminsky had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 5 Wisconsin to a 74-63 win over Iowa on Saturday.

Nigel Hayes scored 14 points and Sam Dekker and Josh Gasser each added 11 for the Badgers (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten).

Wisconsin had 21 second chance points to win its fifth straight against the Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-4).

Aaron White scored 15 points to lead Iowa, which has dropped three straight games. White was limited in practice this week after injuring his shoulder last week against Purdue.

Wisconsin pulled away midway through the second half when Iowa went nearly seven minutes without a field goal.

Bronson Koening (Ho-Chunk Nation) scored 8 for the Badgers in 35 minutes of play.

Hayes made a flashy one-handed put-back dunk in the middle of that 13-5 run. A few minutes later, Gasser did a double-pump fake before hitting a step-back 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock.

White hit a 3-pointer with 2:57 left to bring Iowa within 65-57.

But Wisconsin scored seven straight points from the foul line to put the game away for good. The Badgers made 21 of 26 free throws.

The Hawkeyes made only 3 of 17 shots down the stretch before a couple of buckets in the final minute.

Iowa shot 64 percent in the first half, but trailed 42-36 at halftime. The Hawkeyes shot 30 percent in the second half.

Gabriel Olaseni added 12 points for Iowa.