The No. 22 University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) defeated the Northwestern Wildcats (12-15, 3-13) 69–64 Saturday night in Evanston, Illinois.
Much like the Badgers last game against Illinois, Wisconsin struggled to put together any sort of rhythm, but was still able to hold on for the victory.
In the first half, Northwestern predictably double-teamed senior Ethan Happ, forcing him into just 2-for-6 shooting from the floor and three turnovers. Notably, Happ was able to end his consecutive missed free throw streak at 11 by making his first free throw of the night.