National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 63, Saint Louis 57
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Where: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Riviera Maya
Officials:
# Peter Juzenas, # Steve McJunkins, # Jeff Spedoske
Attendance:
934
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 11 Wisconsin 63, Saint Louis 57: Traevon Jackson matched a career high with 16 points as the Badgers downed the Billikens in a Riviera Division semifinal game at the Cancun Challenge.
Frank Kaminsky tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Wisconsin (7-0), which is off to its best start since 1993. Wisconsin will face West Virginia in the Riviera Division title game.
Rob Loe scored 15 points and Austin McBroom added a career-high 14 for Saint Louis (5-1), which will square off against Old Dominion in Wednesday’s third-place game. Leading scorer Dwayne Evans chipped in with all 12 of his points after intermission.
With Evans sidelined by foul trouble early, the Badgers stretched their eight-point halftime advantage to 15 following a 3-pointer by Jackson with 16:14 remaining. Evans returned to the floor with a vengeance with 15:21 left, scoring eight points during a 13-6 surge that closed the deficit to 46-38 on a jumper by Jordair Jett.
Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Sam Dekker and Kaminsky each hit a basket to restore a double-digit lead. Evans and Loe combined for seven points during an 11-4 run that rallied the Billikens to within five points late, but Jackson scored six straight and eight of his team’s last 11 points over the final 3:07 to preserve the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wisconsin, which hit 33.3 percent of its 3-pointers, became the first team to shoot better than 23.8 percent beyond the arc against Saint Louis. … Evans, who collected a team-high seven boards, did not score until he hit a pair of free throws with 13:53 remaining. … The Badgers, who entered Tuesday averaging 80.2 points, were held to a season-low point total.
Top Game Performances
Saint Louis |
|
Wisconsin |
Rob Loe 15 |
Scoring |
Traevon Jackson 16 |
Jordair Jett 5 |
Assists |
Josh Gasser 2 |
Dwayne Evans 7 |
Rebounds |
Frank Kaminsky 8 |
Dwayne Evans 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Traevon Jackson 7 |
Jake Barnett 2 |
Steals |
Traevon Jackson 2 |
Dwayne Evans 1 |
Blocks |
Frank Kaminsky 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Saint Louis
|
57 |
32.8 |
4-15 |
11-17 |
8 |
32 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
Wisconsin
|
63 |
46.7 |
4-12 |
17-30 |
6 |
36 |
8 |
4 |
9 |