MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Johnny Davis had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and took over the game in the final minutes to push No. 11 Wisconsin past Minnesota 66-60 on Sunday.

UW (17-3, 8-2 Big Ten) earned its ninth win in its last 10 games to stay in a tie with Illinois (15-5, 8-2) at the top of the conference standings and No. 10 Michigan State (16-4, 7-2) sits a half-game behind. 

The Badgers improved to 10-1 in games decided by six points or fewer.

Minnesota (11-7, 2-7) trailed by nine early in the second half, but tied the game at 60-all on a pair of E.J. Stephens free throws with 2:23 left.

That's when Davis put the game on his shoulders and scored the game's final six points.

Davis put the Badgers ahead for good by making a driving layup with 2:10 to go. After Minnesota's Payton Willis missed a 3-point attempt with 1:48 on the clock, Steven Crowl misfired from 3-point range on Wisconsin's ensuing possession but Davis chased down the offensive rebound and drew a foul.

Davis made one of two free throws to make it 63-60 with 55 seconds left. After Stephens missed a jumper eight seconds later, Davis got the rebound and hit a stepback jumper on the other end of the floor to make it 65-60. Davis completed the game's scoring by hitting one of two free throws with nine seconds remaining.

Tyler Wahl had a team-high 10 points at halftime and finished with 15 points for Wisconsin. Brad Davison scored 14 points and Crowl added 11 points for UW.

Wisconsin tied the all-time series with Minnesota at 104-all, not including games that were vacated. This marks the first time since 1973 that Minnesota hasn't led the series.
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AP contributed to this story.