
Wisconsin Badgers at Butler Bulldogs
· Indy ClassicNolan Winter scores a season-high 20 points to help No. 20 Wisconsin get past Butler 83-74

Winter also had eight rebounds, and Crowl had six. Max Klesmit and John Tonje each scored 11 points for the Badgers (9-3), who won for the first time in four games this month.
Pierre Brooks scored 23 points and Patrick McCaffery had 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Butler (7-4), which lost its third straight.
Wisconsin committed just three turnovers and made 25 of 27 free throws in leading from the start.
The Badgers went nearly five minutes without a basket in the first half. But Klesmit's buzzer-beating 3-pointer capped an 8-0 closing run to give Wisconsin a 47-33 halftime lead. Butler never got closer than five in the second half.
Two-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton and WNBA's Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark both attended the game.
Butler: The Bulldogs finished a topsy-turvy non-conference schedule with yet another loss. It don't get any easier, with two top-20 foes to start Big East play this week.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 74 |
2nd 0:08 | John Tonje Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 74 |
2nd 0:08 | Kolby King missed Free Throw. | 83 - 74 |
2nd 0:08 | Kolby King made Free Throw. | 83 - 74 |
Statistics
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26-58 | FG | 22-51 |
44.8 | Field Goal % | 43.1 |
6-25 | 3PT | 8-25 |
24.0 | Three Point % | 32.0 |
25-27 | FT | 22-32 |
92.6 | Free Throw % | 68.8 |
32 | Rebounds | 32 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
19 | Assists | 12 |
2 | Steals | 1 |
1 | Blocks | 4 |
3 | Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
3 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
40 | Points in Paint | 24 |
22 | Fouls | 20 |
14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 15,045 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 19-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
St. John's | 18-2 | - | 31-5 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 25-11 |
UConn | 14-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 23-11 |
Xavier | 13-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
Villanova | 11-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Georgetown | 8-12 | 10 | 18-16 |
Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
Providence | 6-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
DePaul | 4-16 | 14 | 14-20 |
Seton Hall | 2-18 | 16 | 7-25 |