MADISON, Wis. — Sparked by Kamari McGee in his return from injury, Wisconsin bounced back and won its home finale with a 78-66 victory over Rutgers at the Kohl Center on Thursday night.

The Badgers (19-11), who finished 14-3 at home, picked up their 11th Big Ten Conference win of the season to move into a three-way tie with Nebraska and Northwestern, all at 11-8 in conference with one game left to play.

AJ Storr led UW scoring 19 points, while John Blackwell and Steven Crowl had 17 points each, and McGee contributed 11 points in 10 minutes off the bench.

Rutgers built an early lead, taking a 24-15 advantage with 7:44 left in the first half. John Blackwell and Storr hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Blackwell added two free throws to cap an 15-2 run that put the Badgers in front, 30-26 with 2:34 left and they held a 34-23 advantage at intermission.

Gavin Griffiths hit from deep to give Rutgers a 47-40 lead with 14:35 left in the game. but McGee hit from deep to tie the game at 47-47, and after Crowl dunked to tie it again at 49-49 McGee scored six of Wisconsin's run of 10 straight points to take a double-digit lead and the Badgers pulled away in the final five minutes.

Storr hit 8 of 15 from the field and Crowl finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Blackwell was a near perfect 9 of 10 from the free throw line.

In his home finale on Senior Night, graduate student Tyler Wahl finished with three points, six rebounds and four steals.

Bench contribution was big for the Badgers, as reserves contributed a total of 28 points for UW.

UW outscored the Scarlet Knights in the paint, 34-24.

Up next, Wisconsin concludes its regular season with a game at No. 3 Purdue on Sunday.