It took double-overtime but the Wisconsin Badgers held off the Iowa Hawkeyes 74-
70 at the Kohl Center last night.
Ben Brust scored 18 points and Jared Berggren added 16 points and 14 rebounds as the Badgers improved to 7-3 in the Big Ten and snapped a three-game losing streak against the Hawkeyes.
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The Badgers, shooting under 62% from the free throw line on the season, hit 13 of 14 in overtime last night.
The Badgers were down 9 in the 2nd half before rallying to force overtime.
The victory allowed the Badgers (7-3 BigTen) to move into a 4th place tie with Ohio State. They’re 1-game behind Michigan State and Michigan and 1 1/2 games behind Indiana.
The Badgers host 3rd ranked Michigan on Saturday (11am) at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin’s next three games come against ranked 0pponents.