Four days after beating the No. 11 Florida Gators, the No. 20 Wisconsin Badgers had a tough time taking care of the unranked Green Bay Phoenix. Frank Kaminsky led the Badgers with 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as Wisconsin escaped with a 69-66 win.
No. 20 Wisconsin vs. Green Bay final score: Badgers survive road challenge from Green Bay, 69-66
Wisconsin withstood 32 points from Green Bay’s Keifer Sykes to win a close one on the road.
Keifer Sykes led all scorers and carried Green Bay with 32 points. The Phoenix trailed by just five at halftime and battled back to take the lead on a Sykes jumper less than three minutes into the second half. Green Bay extended the lead to seven a few minutes later before a quick 7-2 run from Wisconsin brought it back down to two.
The Badgers regained the lead on a layup from Kaminsky coming out of the under-eight media timeout and Wisconsin never trailed again.
Green Bay trailed by three and had a shot to tie the game with five seconds left, but Sykes missed one from deep to secure the Badgers’ win.
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