Wisconsin Badgers Heating Up As Regular Season Winds Down

The Wisconsin Badgers have built a modest three-game winning streak in Big Ten Conference games after beating Northwestern Thursday 70-64.  Ethan Happ dominated inside play with 19 points and seven rebounds.  He also had four steals, three assists and three blocked shots.  Sophomore Brevin Pritzl’s 3-pointer with 29 seconds left proved critical, putting the Badgers up by four at 68-64.  Khalil Iverson scored 16 and Andy Van Vliet came off the bench to add 14 for the Badgers, as they improved their overall record to 14-16, 7-10 in conference games.  Wisconsin wraps up the regular season Sunday with a home game against Michigan State.  If the Badgers are to qualify for their 20th consecutive N-C-A-A post-season, they will need to win next month’s conference tournament.