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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 67, Wisconsin 62
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 11, 2015
Where: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey
Officials: # Tim Clougherty, # Donnie Eppley, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 6987

Rutgers 67, No. 4 Wisconsin 62: Myles Mack scored a game-high 21 points, including four 3-pointers in the second half, as the Scarlet Knights rallied from 12 points down to shock the visiting Badgers.

Kadeem Jack contributed 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field for Rutgers (10-7, 2-2 Big Ten), which beat a top five team for the first time in its history. Bishop Daniels added nine points as the Scarlet Knights shot 54.3 percent from the field and made 5-of-7 from behind the arc in the second half.

Nigel Hayes recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds while Sam Dekker also scored 15 for Wisconsin (15-2, 3-1), which was without leading scorer and rebounder Frank Kaminsky due to concussion-like symptoms. Bronson Koenig added 12 points for the Badgers, who saw their eight-game winning streak come to an end.

Hayes scored seven during a 14-4 spurt in the first half to give Wisconsin a 14-point lead before the Badgers settled for a 35-23 edge at intermission. Rutgers missed all four 3-point attempts in the opening 20 minutes, but Mack drained three in the first five minutes of the second and his fourth tied the game at 46 with 12:18 left.

Wisconsin went back up by three before Jack made two baskets, Mack connected on four free throws and Junior Etou had a dunk to give the Scarlet Knights a 60-53 lead with 3:16 to go. The Badgers pulled within two twice in the final minutes, but Mack answered with a driving layup with 30.4 seconds left and Jack made two free throws with 23.2 ticks remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The highest-ranked team Rutgers had ever defeated before Sunday was No. 6 West Virginia 74-64 on Feb. 27, 1982 at home. … Wisconsin’s starting G Traevon Jackson scored seven points before leaving the game with 12:18 left in the contest with a foot injury and did not return. … The Scarlet Knights beat the Badgers for the first time in four all-time meetings.
Top Game Performances
 
Wisconsin   Rutgers
Sam Dekker 15 Scoring Myles Mack 21
Nigel Hayes 5 Assists Malick Kone 3
Nigel Hayes 10 Rebounds Junior Etou 7
Sam Dekker 3 Free Throws Made Myles Mack 5
Josh Gasser 1 Steals Bishop Daniels 1
Sam Dekker 2 Blocks Shaquille Doorson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wisconsin 62 42.9 5-21 9-16 11 28 2 1 5
Rutgers 67 54.3 5-11 12-15 8 26 1 2 7