National Basketball Association
Marquette 57, Wisconsin 55
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 12, 2015
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Tom Eades, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
17287
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman forward Henry Ellenson posted a double-double with game highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds to pace Marquette to a 57-55 victory over Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis., on Saturday afternoon.
Ellenson contributed 11 points in the second half for the Golden Eagles (8-2), who extended their winning streak to seven games, and snapped a two-game losing streak to their intrastate rival.
Redshirt junior center Luke Fischer, an Indiana transfer, chipped in 12 points for Marquette.
Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes missed a game-winning 3-pointer with 5 seconds to go as the Badgers (6-5) suffered their second straight loss to an intrastate rival in a span of four days.
Junior forward Vitto Brown scored a team-high 15 points, picking up the slack due to a poor first-half performance for Hayes. Hayes, the Badgers' leading scorer, shot 0-for-8 from the field in the first half against the Golden Eagles.
Brown made a first-half impact on defense with strong interior play, holding Ellenson to four points on 2-for-7 shooting. Ellenson was a McDonald's All-American and co-Mr. Basketball honoree last season for the state of Wisconsin.
Redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ added 12 points for the Badgers on 2-for-7 shooting.
Hayes, who averaged 16.9 points per game, was fresh off a career-high, 32-point effort in Wisconsin's one-point loss to Milwaukee four days ago. He finished with nine of 10 points in the second half on Saturday.
The Badgers put together a 12-2 run, capped by Hayes' 3-pointer from the left corner that trimmed Marquette's lead to 48-44 with 6:09 to go.
Top Game Performances
Marquette |
|
Wisconsin |
Henry Ellenson 15 |
Scoring |
Vitto Brown 15 |
Henry Ellenson 4 |
Assists |
Nigel Hayes 6 |
Henry Ellenson 11 |
Rebounds |
Zak Showalter 10 |
Sandy Cohen III 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Nigel Hayes 1 |
Duane Wilson 2 |
Steals |
Vitto Brown 2 |
Luke Fischer 2 |
Blocks |
Ethan Happ 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Marquette
|
57 |
52.2 |
3-5 |
6-14 |
13 |
32 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
Wisconsin
|
55 |
36.4 |
6-17 |
1-4 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
7 |
7 |