Outside Shooting Lifts Badgers Past the Orange

Tuesday, November 29

Madison, WI

7:30 p.m.

Syracuse University

4-2

Wisconsin

6-2

Team	1	2	F
Syracuse	39	21	60
Wisconsin	43	34	77

Photo by: David Gunn

11/29/2016 9:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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MADISON, Wis. -- Graduate student Andrew White III led a group of three players that scored in double figures but it wasn't enough as #22/24 Syracuse lost to #17/17 Wisconsin, 77-60, in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge at the Kohl Center. It marked the second consecutive season the teams met during the event.

White III scored all of his team-high 14 points in the first half as he extended his streak of double-figure scoring games to six. Graduate student DaJuan Coleman finished with 12 points, while grad student John Gillon added 10 points off the bench. Ethan Happ led Wisconsin with 24 points and 13 rebounds.

The Badgers (6-2) used an 11-2 scoring run over a span of 2:06 to take a 21-10 lead. Wisconsin hit four 3-pointers during the run as it hit on five of its first six attempts from behind the arc. Sophomore Tyler Lydon halted the run, ending a Syracuse scoring drought of four minutes, but the Badgers took their largest lead of the first half at 28-14 with 10:01 on the clock.

White connected on one of his four 3-pointers in the first half to spark an 8-1 Syracuse scoring run that cut the lead to 29-22. With the Badgers leading 36-25, the Orange used a 12-3 offensive outburst to get within two at 39-37 at the 1:48 mark, and Wisconsin took a 43-39 into the locker room at halftime.

The Badgers outscored Syracuse, 15-2, in the first five-plus minutes of the second half to extend its advantage to 58-41 with 14:21 remaining. Six straight points from the Orange cut the deficit to 11, 58-47, but that was close as Syracuse (4-2) could get. The Badgers continued to extend their lead, taking it largest lead on Hayes' dunk with 53 seconds remaining, which gave Wisconsin the 77-60 victory.

The Orange shot 38.2 percent (21-of-55) from the field, while Wisconsin was 29-of-59 (49.2 percent) from the floor. The difference in the game was the outside shooting. Syracuse struggled, hitting just 6-of-23 attempts from 3-point range, while the Badgers were 11-of-23. Wisconsin out-rebounded the Orange, 40-25, and posted an 18-8 advantage in second-chance points.

After two straight road contests, the Orange return to the Carrier Dome to host North Florida on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. Tickets are available online at Cuse.com, by phone at 1-888-DOME-TIX or in person at Gate B at the Carrier Dome.