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The Minnesota Gophers were overdue for a tight-game victory like this. The Iowa Hawkeyes made them work extra for it. Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 25 points with 19 rebounds and four blocks, Nate Mason had 25 points and seven assists with only one turnover and Minnesota outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

February 09, 2017 1:10:am EST

Ethan Happ had just scored 32 of Wisconsin's 61 points and when he was done with a TV interview, the Badger fans at Madison Square Garden cheered him as he left the court waving and blowing kisses. ''It's always special to play in MSG but once you get going it turns into a basketball game,'' the sophomore forward said after the 15th-ranked Badgers survived a bad offensive game for a 61-54 overtime victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Happ scored seven of his career-high total in the overtime and he scored eight of Wisconsin's points in the 13-4 rally to close regulation, including the basket that tied it at 45 with 2 seconds left. Continue to Article

January 28, 2017 3:47:pm EST

Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, Rutgers has struggled mightily, winning just four of their 46 league games. Rutgers (12-9, 1-7 Big Ten) faces another stern test when it clashes with No. 15 Wisconsin (17-3, 6-1) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Badgers are tied with Maryland for first place in the league. Continue to Article

January 27, 2017 7:32:pm EST

Ethan Happ scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 78-76 overtime victory over Minnesota on Saturday. Nigel Hayes added 21 points for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) and Bronson Koenig hit two huge 3-pointers in overtime to help beat the Golden Gophers for the sixth straight time. The bigger, stronger Badgers outscored Minnesota 44-24 in the paint to win for the 12th time in their last 13 games. Continue to Article

January 21, 2017 6:49:pm EST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota might have a new starting lineup for rival Wisconsin, with senior Akeem Springs in line to take sophomore Dupree McBrayer's spot at shooting guard. Continue to Article

January 20, 2017 4:53:pm EST

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