by BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ethan Happ scored 19 points and Bronson Koenig (Ho-Chunk Nation) added 17 on Tuesday night to lead No. 13 Wisconsin past No. 25 Indiana 75-68.
The Badgers (13-2, 2-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight.
De’Ron Davis, Juwan Morgan and Robert Johnson each finished with 12 points to lead the Hoosiers (10-5, 0-2). Indiana has lost three in a row overall, consecutive games on their home court and 16 of the last 18 in this series.
Wisconsin made it look easy early — making its first five shots and four straight 3-pointers to take a 16-2 lead — and got five straight points from Zak Showalter in a late 10-2 run that extended Wisconsin’s lead to 66-59 with 4:30 to play.
The Badgers sealed it from the free throw line in the final minute.
Indiana, which led only four times all game, couldn’t get closer than three the rest of the game.
Showalter finished with 14 points and Nigel Hayes had 10 for the Badgers. James Blackmon Jr. had 10 points for the Hoosiers.
The Badgers are still the Big Ten’s king of the road. By picking up their 50th win outside the Kohl Center over the last four seasons, Wisconsin is on pace to extend its conference record by finishing in the top four for a 17th consecutive season.
Wisconsin completes the second part of its Indiana doubleheader with a visit to No. 20 Purdue on Sunday. Tip is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT) on CBS.
