In the Wisconsin Badgers’ 82-79 overtime home win over Indiana on Tuesday night, the Badgers made 28 of 37 free throws, and Nigel Hayes made 17 of 22 foul shots, including 11 straight in the final 4 minutes, 43 seconds and overtime. Getting to the free-throw line more often has been huge in Wisconsin’s recent streak.
Wisconsin found itself on the losing end of three consecutive games after a 70-65 road defeat to Northwestern on Jan. 12 to put the team at 1-4 in the Big Ten and 9-9 overall, which was the latest the Badgers have been at .