MADISON — This was not a repeat of a 28-point blowout. No sir.
With former Wisconsin Badgers in the house to celebrate one of their all-time great players, UW played a full 40 minutes and did not break when one of the conference’s best teams started its most convincing run in the second half.
The performance given resulted in a 57–53 Wisconsin win over the No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday evening inside the Kohl Center.
Redshirt junior forward Ethan Happ once again led Wisconsin (12–16, 4–10 Big Ten) with 21 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out late in the game.