by MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vitto Brown scored 12 points and Khalil Iverson added 11 as No. 9 Wisconsin beat Chicago State 69-51 on Thursday night.
Bronson Koenig (Ho-Chunk Nation) added 10 points for Wisconsin (2-1), while Fred Sims scored 26 points to lead Chicago State (1-1).
The Badgers again struggled with their outside shooting after taking 39 3-point attempts, but hitting just 11 in Tuesday’s loss to No. 22 Creighton.
The Badgers hit 5 of 19 from 3-point range on Thursday. But they had little trouble with the Cougars inside as they pulled away. They hit almost 54 percent of their two-point attempts.
The Cougars took an 8-0 lead in the opening minutes. But Wisconsin then held them scoreless for the next 9 minutes to go up 19-8. The Badgers pulled away from there.
Up next, the Badgers will get some stiffer competition against No. 21 Tennessee on Monday in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
