MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Brad Davison scored 23 points and No. 13 Wisconsin beat No. 16 Ohio State 78-68 on Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.
Tyler Wahl added 20 points, one point shy of his career high, for the Badgers (14-2, 5-1 Big Ten). Johnny Davis had 14 points and nine rebounds.
Wisconsin was 10 of 23 from 3-point range.
E.J. Liddell scored 18 points for Ohio State (10-4, 4-2). Jamari Wheeler added 11 points, and Malaki Branham, Zed Key and Kyle Young each had 10.
Davison and Wahl hit 3s in an 8-0 run to help Wisconsin take an 18-7 lead. Jahcobi Neath, a Wake Forest transfer, made a 3-pointer with 55 seconds left in the first half and the Badgers led 40-27 at halftime.
The Buckeyes strung together an 8-0 run early in the second half to cut it to 43-35. Liddell's jumper with 8:51 to go cut Wisconsin’s lead to 56-49.
Wisconsin overcame a second-half drought that lasted 3:32. Davison's 3-pointer ended the drought with 7:32 left, and put Wisconsin on top 59-49.
BIG PICTURE
Ohio State: The Buckeyes struggled to get into a rhythm on offense early, particularly Liddell. He shot 1 for 7 from the field in the first half, and sat for more than three minutes with two first-half fouls. ... Announced a couple hours before the game that Meechie Johnson Jr. was sidelined with a facial injury.
Wisconsin: Davis is the reigning co-Big Ten player of the week. The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard averaged 27.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in three victories over the last seven days.
UP NEXT
Ohio State: Hosts Penn State on Sunday.
Wisconsin: At Northwestern on Tuesday night.
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