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Second-Half Surge Pushes Wisconsin Past Michigan, 66-50

Madison, WI (Sports Network) – Jordan Taylor scored 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead the Wisconsin Badgers to a 66-50 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in a Big Ten Conference bout at the Kohl Center.

Jon Leuer added 17 points and eight boards for Wisconsin (12-3, 2-1 BigTen), while Keaton Nankivil posted 13 points in the win.

Zack Novak registered 15 points for Michigan (11-4, 1-2), while Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 10 points.

Michigan went into the break with a 28-26 lead after shooting 45.5 percent over the first 20 minutes of action.

However, the Badgers put forth an impressive second stanza, as the team shot 47.6 percent and connected on 6-of-12 three-point attempts, en route to the win.

The Badgers connected on 9-of-19 attempts from behind the arc and finished 15- of-18 from the foul line.