Nolan Kromke

Box Score

NIU NIU 3-4,0-0 MAC

Wisconsin Wisc 5-2,0-0 Big Ten

NIU NIU

3-4,0-0 MAC

Final

Nov. 29, 2023

Wisconsin Wisc

5-2,0-0 Big Ten

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
NIU NIU	14	9	16	15	54
Wisconsin Wisc	20	24	20	11	75

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | November 29, 2023 | Alexa Rappaport

Wisconsin dominates Northern Illinois, 75-54

Five players score in double digits

MADISON, Wis. — After more than two weeks on the road, the Wisconsin women's basketball team returned home to face Northern Illinois, and won by a final score of 75-54 on Wednesday, Nov. 29, inside the Kohl Center. The team is now 4-0 at home.

The Badgers put on an assertive offensive performance against the Huskies, and looked strong from start to finish in their contest Wednesday night. Five UW players scored in double digits, which included Serah Williams (16), D'Yanis Jimenez, Sania Copeland (11), Ronnie Porter (10) and Natalue Leuzinger (10).

As soon as the game tipped off, the Badgers offense was up and running as Copeland laid in a bucket four seconds into the contest. Northern Illinois dropped two quick threes to take an early 6-2 lead, but the Badgers were left unrattled. Back-to-back layups from Leuzinger secured the Badgers the lead, which they maintained for the rest of the quarter. UW finished the first ten minutes up 20-14, courtesy of a Jimenez three-point buzzer beater to end it.

The Huskies struck first in quarter two, but their scoring was quickly halted by the Badgers. Wisconsin went on a 16-0 run that spanned 2:36, putting them up 36-16 early in the quarter. The Badgers looked simply unstoppable, and got 10-point performances in the first half from both D'Yanis Jimenez, who shot a perfect 3-3 FG, including 2-2 3FG, as well as Serah Williams, Leuzinger chipped in eight points of her own (4-5) to go along with five rebounds, and with 17 fast break points in the first 20 minutes, and the Badgers led at half, 44-23.

The third quarter played out similar to the one before, with Wisconsin maintaining the same electric offense. The second-half scoring was kicked off by Brooke Schramek who drained an early three, and from there, the Badgers kept on rolling. Williams added her fourth block of the game, her 20th of the season, making her the conference leader in blocks. The Badgers finished up 75-54.

Wisconsin shot 44.4% (28-63) from the field range, and 32.0% (8-25) from 3-point range. The Badgers shot 78.6% (11-14) from the free-throw line. The team finished with 41 rebounds and 20 assists, as well as a season-best 12 turnovers.

Northern Illinois went 22.9% (16-70) from field-goal range, including 27.5% (11-40) from behind the arc. The Huskies were 91.7% (11-12) from the free-throw line. Three Northern Illinois players scored 11 points, including Jayden Marable, Kortney Drake and Moriah Prewitt.

Notes to know

Five Wisconsin players scored in double digits against Northern Illinois.
In the second quarter, the Badgers went on a 16-0 run that spanned 2:36, putting them up 36-16 early on.
D'Yanis Jimenez scored 13 points and shot a perfect 100% on the night (4-4 FG, 3-3 3FG, 2-2 FT).
With four blocks against Northern Illinois, Serah Williams now leads the Big Ten with 20.
Wisconsin had 22 fast-break points in the game, as opposed to Northern Illinois' seven.