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11/11 21:40 CST Winter's double-double helps No. 24 Wisconsin trounce Ball
State 86-55
Winter's double-double helps No. 24 Wisconsin trounce Ball State 86-55
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) --- Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 24
Wisconsin never trailed in an 86-55 blowout of Ball State on Tuesday night.
Winter played only 20 minutes but was still just one point off his career high.
The 7-foot junior scored 20 points in an 83-74 victory over Butler last season.
Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington had 12 points each for Wisconsin (3-0). Austin
Rapp added 11 points and Andrew Rohde had 10.
The Badgers shot 50% from the floor and made 14 3-pointers to withstand their
15 turnovers.
Ball State (2-1) had made over 50% of their field-goal attempts in victories
over Louisiana-Lafayette and Division II program Mansfield, but the Cardinals
shot just 34% Tuesday and never gave themselves much of a chance.
Elmore James IV scored 17 points, Devon Barnes had 12 and Mason Jones added 11
for Ball State.
Wisconsin took a 30-8 lead in the first 9 minutes without even getting any
scoring from John Blackwell, who had averaged 23 points in the Badgers' first
two games.
Blackwell's first points Tuesday came on a 3-pointer with 5:23 left in the
first half. He ended up with eight points.
The Badgers cooled off after that fast start by committing seven turnovers and
shooting 4 of 19 over the final 10 minutes of the first half. The Cardinals
outscored Wisconsin 18-9 over that stretch to cut the Badgers' lead to 39-26 by
halftime.
Wisconsin pulled away again by making 13 of its first 16 second-half shots. The
Badgers eventually led by as many as 35 points.
Up next
Ball State: Hosts Little Rock on Saturday.
Wisconsin: Hosts SIU-Edwardsville on Monday.
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