COL BKB: Wisconsin 66, Purdue 59

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Jon Leuer's 24 points and 13 rebounds Tuesday helped No. 18 Wisconsin rally to a 66-59 victory over No. 10 Purdue in a key Big Ten battle.

Trailing by as many as seven points in the second half, the Badgers mounted a comeback sparked by two consecutive 3-pointers by Keaton Nankivil midway through the frame.

Ryan Evans' jumper with 50 seconds left gave Wisconsin the lead for good at 60-59 and the Badgers (16-5, 6-3 Big Ten) scored the final six points to ice the win.

Jordan Taylor added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Wisconsin.

Purdue (18-5, 7-3) got 23 points from JuJuan Johnson and 15 from E'Twaun Moore but it wasn't enough to prevent the Boilermakers' fourth straight road loss.