Nigel Hayes had 15 points and 12 rebounds and converted a 3-point play to break a tie in overtime as Wisconsin won at No. 14 Syracuse, 66-58, on Wednesday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Ten Challenge.
Syracuse (6-1), an afterthought in the preseason, beat Connecticut and Texas A&M last week to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and zoom into the national rankings this week. But the Orange fell victim to a determined bunch that had been humbled over the weekend.
Wisconsin (5-3), coming off a loss to Oklahoma, improved to 1-1 against ranked teams this season and to 63-60 against ranked teams under Bo Ryan.