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Minnesota Defeated by Wisconsin, 62-49
3/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)- Stephon Sharp scored 16 points and Jordan Murphy added 15 for the Gophers (8-21, 2-15) in Wednesday's loss to Wisconsin, 62-49.
Minnesota went 3 for 17 from 3-point range against a Wisconsin team that's last in the league in 3-point defense.
Murphy guided the Gophers closer down the stretch, but even after a whopping stretch of 8:57 without a field goal for the Badgers, the deficit for Minnesota was never smaller than 11 points.
Gard, the interim replacement for the recently retired Bo Ryan, his long-time boss, has coached his way into serious consideration for the job. Wisconsin has cruised past those ugly nonconference losses and returned to the familiar place among the Big Ten leaders, reaching the 12-win mark in the conference for the sixth straight season.
The Gophers kept close during a mellow first 10-plus minutes of the game until Koenig and Brown warmed up a bit and the Badgers pulled away. Nigel Hayes hit an off-balance catch-and-shoot 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3:22 left before halftime to give the Badgers a 38-18 lead.
UP NEXT:
Minnesota plays at Rutgers on Saturday.
