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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 63, Saint Louis 57
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Where: Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Riviera Maya
Officials: # Peter Juzenas, # Steve McJunkins, # Jeff Spedoske
Attendance: 934


No. 11 Wisconsin 63, Saint Louis 57: Traevon Jackson matched a career high with 16 points as the Badgers downed the Billikens in a Riviera Division semifinal game at the Cancun Challenge.

Frank Kaminsky tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Wisconsin (7-0), which is off to its best start since 1993. Wisconsin will face West Virginia in the Riviera Division title game.

Rob Loe scored 15 points and Austin McBroom added a career-high 14 for Saint Louis (5-1), which will square off against Old Dominion in Wednesday’s third-place game. Leading scorer Dwayne Evans chipped in with all 12 of his points after intermission.

With Evans sidelined by foul trouble early, the Badgers stretched their eight-point halftime advantage to 15 following a 3-pointer by Jackson with 16:14 remaining. Evans returned to the floor with a vengeance with 15:21 left, scoring eight points during a 13-6 surge that closed the deficit to 46-38 on a jumper by Jordair Jett.

Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Sam Dekker and Kaminsky each hit a basket to restore a double-digit lead. Evans and Loe combined for seven points during an 11-4 run that rallied the Billikens to within five points late, but Jackson scored six straight and eight of his team’s last 11 points over the final 3:07 to preserve the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Wisconsin, which hit 33.3 percent of its 3-pointers, became the first team to shoot better than 23.8 percent beyond the arc against Saint Louis. … Evans, who collected a team-high seven boards, did not score until he hit a pair of free throws with 13:53 remaining. … The Badgers, who entered Tuesday averaging 80.2 points, were held to a season-low point total.

Top Game Performances
 
Saint Louis   Wisconsin
Rob Loe 15 Scoring Traevon Jackson 16
Jordair Jett 5 Assists Josh Gasser 2
Dwayne Evans 7 Rebounds Frank Kaminsky 8
Dwayne Evans 4 Free Throws Made Traevon Jackson 7
Jake Barnett 2 Steals Traevon Jackson 2
Dwayne Evans 1 Blocks Frank Kaminsky 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Saint Louis 57 32.8 4-15 11-17 8 32 3 5 7
Wisconsin 63 46.7 4-12 17-30 6 36 8 4 9