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Wisconsin Basketball: Bryant McIntosh Too Much in Badgers’ Loss to Northwestern

The Wisconsin basketball team lost its third consecutive game with a 70-65 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats on Tuesday night in Evanston. The Wisconsin Badgers fell to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in Big Ten play.

Wisconsin struggled to contain Bryant McIntosh, who finished with a game-high 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting with four rebounds, five assists and a steal for Northwestern, who improved to 15-3 overall and 3-2 in the conference.

Northwestern dominated the paint all game long. The Wildcats outscored Wisconsin 30-18 in the lane and outrebounded the Badgers 34-25. Wisconsin racked up three offensive boards in the final 24 seconds, but the Badgers struggled on the offensive glass against the Northwestern zone.