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COL BKB: Wisconsin 78, Northwestern 46

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Published: Jan. 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM

EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Jon Leuer scored 19 points and Keaton Nankivil added 16 Sunday, keying No. 17 Wisconsin's 78-46 rout of Northwestern.

Leuer and Nankivil combined to connect on 15-of-20 shots from the floor and Josh Gasser chipped in with 10 points and 10 assists for the Badgers (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight.

Wisconsin made 12 three-pointers and shot 55 percent overall in the victory. Gasser's 3-pointer 7 minutes into the contest gave the Badgers the lead for good at 17-14 and Wisconsin never looked back after that.

Northwestern (13-6, 3-5) got 13 points apiece from John Shurna and Luka Mirkovic.

Topics: Jon Leuer
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