No. 24 Wisconsin defeated Iowa 84-71 on Sunday, with Nick Boyd scoring 27 points and Nolan Winter adding 18. The Badgers pulled away late as Austin Rapp hit two 3-pointers to fuel a 10-point run that put Wisconsin ahead 78-65 with under four minutes remaining.
Wisconsin (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) bounced back from an 86-69 loss at Ohio State, while Iowa (19-8, 9-7) was coming off a 57-52 win over No. 9 Nebraska. Bennett Stirtz led Iowa with 23 points. Wisconsin shot 53.8% and made 18 of 20 free throws, including 14 of 15 in the second half.