National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 80, Coppin St. 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 23, 2010
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # D.J. Carstensen, # Paul Janssen
Attendance:
17230
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jordan Taylor led the way with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Jon Leuer hit five 3-pointers as Wisconsin blasted Coppin State, 80-55, on Thursday. Tim Jarmusz added four 3-pointers as the Badgers finished 17-of-38 from beyond the arc.
Leuer dominated early, draining 3-pointers on each of Wisconsin’s first four possessions and scoring its first 14 points. Mike Bruesewitz’s 3-pointer made it 20-9 in favor of the Badgers and Josh Gasser’s shot from beyond the arc at the halftime buzzer pushed it to 47-28 at the break.
Wisconsin would grow the lead to 30 points in the second half and cruise to the finish.
The Badgers (10-2) have won six straight and head into Big Ten play on Tuesday with a visit from No. 16 Minnesota. It doesn’t get much easier from there, with a trip to No. 21 Illinois coming up right after and ranked teams on the schedule for four of Wisconsin’s first five conference games.
The Eagles (4-5) have it rough themselves, heading to No. 14 Kentucky on Tuesday before visiting No. 22 Texas on New Year’s eve.
Top Game Performances
Coppin St. |
|
Wisconsin |
Tony Gallo 17 |
Scoring |
Jon Leuer 19 |
Michael Harper 2 |
Assists |
Mike Bruesewitz 6 |
Michael Harper 6 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Taylor 7 |
Tony Gallo 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Taylor 3 |
Akeem Ellis 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Taylor 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Jordan Taylor 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Coppin St.
|
56 |
44.9 |
6-12 |
6-9 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
|
Wisconsin
|
80 |
48.2 |
17-38 |
9-13 |
16 |
31 |
3 |
3 |
|