National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 69, Indiana 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Kelly Pfeifer, # Larry Scirotto, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 17249

No. 14 Wisconsin 69, Indiana 58: Sam Dekker recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as the Badgers rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit and defeated the visiting Hoosiers for their sixth straight victory.

Traevon Jackson contributed 14 points for Wisconsin (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten), which made 13-of-21 from the field and 6-of-11 from 3-point range in the second half. Ben Brust scored 12 points and Josh Gasser had 11 while Frank Kaminsky added 10 points and nine rebounds as the Badgers avenged a loss at Indiana on Jan. 14.

Yogi Ferrell led the way with 24 points, including five 3-pointers, as Indiana (15-12, 5-9) lost for the fourth time in five contests. Noah Vonleh chipped in with 18 points for the Hoosiers, who shot 42.1 percent from the field and took only three free throws, making two.

Wisconsin led by a point with fewer than eight minutes left in the first half before Indiana scored 15 of the final 19 points – eight by Ferrell – to take a 29-19 edge at intermission. The Badgers made only 7-of-27 from the field and 1-of-10 from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

The Hoosiers started the second half slow and it took only a little over five minutes before Kaminsky scored inside to give Wisconsin a 36-35 lead. Brust’s third 3-pointer of the half put the Badgers up for good at 41-38 and Dekker scored the first six during a 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 15 with a little over three minutes to go.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wisconsin has won 13 of the last 14 meetings against Indiana overall and 12 straight at home. … Indiana hosts No. 19 Iowa on Thursday and No. 20 Ohio State on Sunday. … The Badgers made 22-of-24 free throws – most of them late – and committed only three turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Wisconsin
Kevin Ferrell 24 Scoring Sam Dekker 16
Troy Williams 2 Assists Sam Dekker 2
Noah Vonleh 6 Rebounds Frank Kaminsky 9
Kevin Ferrell 1 Free Throws Made Sam Dekker 5
Austin Etherington 1 Steals Nigel Hayes 2
Stanford Robinson 1 Blocks Sam Dekker 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 58 42.1 8-18 2-3 5 31 3 2 10
Wisconsin 69 41.7 7-21 22-24 8 26 6 6 3