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Bronson Koenig, Ethan Happ score 17 points each as Badgers beat North Dakota 78-64

Published  November 17, 2015 10:35pm CST
Wisconsin Badgers
Associated Press

MADISON — Bronson Koenig and Ethan Happ scored 17 points apiece to help Wisconsin beat North Dakota 78-64 Tuesday night, November 17th.


Happ also grabbed seven rebounds, five of them on the offensive end.

Vitto Brown scored 12 points, Nigel Hayes had 11 and Zak Showalter 10 for Wisconsin (2-1).

Wisconsin jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never trailed, taking a 35-22 lead into halftime.

The Badgers used a 10-2 run to push their lead to 57-36 with 9:05 left and led by as many as 25.

Geno Crandall came off the bench to lead North Dakota (1-1) with 19 points, while Drick Bernstine added 15.

North Dakota shot 48 percent while Wisconsin hit 44 percent, but Wisconsin attempted 16 more field goals (66). Wisconsin held a 16-5 edge in offensive rebounding and committed just six turnovers compared to 17 for North Dakota.