Brad Davison drives with the basketball during a game at Purdue
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50
Wisconsin WIS 9-10, 2-4
78
Winner Purdue PUR 18-2, 7-0
Wisconsin WIS
9-10, 2-4
50
Final
78
Purdue PUR
18-2, 7-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wisconsin WIS 22 28 50
Purdue PUR 39 39 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Wisconsin falls on the road against No. 3 Purdue

Happ's 15 points not enough against hot-shooting Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Vincent Edwards scored 21 points and Carsen Edwards added 20, leading No. 3 Purdue to a 78-50 blowout over Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

The Boilermakers (18-2, 7-0 Big Ten) have won 14 straight overall, 19 in a row at home and have matched the best 20-game record in school history. The only other time Purdue did that was 1987-88 when it also won its first seven conference games.

Ethan Happ had 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Badgers (9-10, 2-4). Wisconsin has lost three straight -- all on the road.

But they were never in it Tuesday.

Purdue made its first four 3-point attempts to jump out to a 12-0 lead, and then things got even worse for the Badgers.

Wisconsin needed more than 7 1/2 minutes to make a basket, and then the Boilermakers continued to pour it on.

Purdue extended the lead to 36-16 before the Badgers finally fought back to get within 39-22 at the half.

The second half was a virtual replay when Purdue's first three baskets were again all 3s. And when Vincent Edwards drove in for a layup with 16:59 to go, the Boilermakers led 50-29.

Wisconsin cut the deficit to 16 with 14:50 to go, then allowed a 10-2 run to make it 62-38.

KEY STATS

Wisconsin: Finished with a season high 20 turnovers. The Badgers' previous high was 15. ... Nobody other than Happ scored more than eight points or made more than two baskets. ... The Badgers are 0-5 against ranked teams this season, each coming from a different conference: Xavier (Big East), Baylor (Big 12), UCLA (Pac-12), Virginia (ACC) and Purdue.

UP NEXT

Wisconsin faces Illinois on Friday in the Badgers' first home game since Jan. 2.
 
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