Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers Match Player Stats On Mar 07, 2024

AJ Storr had 19 points and Steven Crowl added 17 points and 11 rebounds as Wisconsin pulled away for a 78-66 victory over visiting Rutgers in a Big Ten matchup Thursday night.

Wisconsin (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten) had lost seven of its previous nine games after getting off to a 16-4 start and reaching No. 6 in the country in late January. The Badgers, who finished with a 14-3 mark at home, close out the regular season at third-ranked Purdue on Sunday.

Freshman John Blackwell had 17 points and went 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Reserve guard Kamari McGee, who had missed the previous 11 games with a broken toe, tallied 11 points in 10 minutes, hitting all five of his shots.

Storr hit 8 of 15 shots, including 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, for his 25th straight game in double figures.

Wisconsin erased a 49-47 deficit with a 12-point run, capped by back-to-back layups by McGee. Crowl's layup put the Badgers up 77-58 with 2:23 left.

The Badgers, who lost the first matchup at Rutgers, 78-56, in mid-February, had a 39-31 advantage on the boards, including 13 offensive rebounds.

Wisconsin also had a 34-24 edge on points in the paint.

Jeremiah Williams scored 16 points and Gavin Griffiths chipped in 14 for Rutgers (15-15, 7-12), which has lost five of its last six.

Rutgers, which trailed 34-32 at the half, put together a 13-3 run, going in front 47-40 on Griffith's 3-pointer.

Rutgers jumped out in front early, taking a 24-15 lead on a jumper by Williams.

Blackwell scored five points during a 15-2 run that put the Badgers up 30-26 with 2:34 left in the half.

--Field Level Media