COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Frank Kaminsky scored 20 points and Bronson Koenig touched off a 16-0 second-half run with two 3-pointers to lead No. 6 Wisconsin to a 72-48 victory over No. 23 Ohio State on Sunday night.
It was the regular season finale for both teams. The Buckeyes clinched the sixth seed in the upcoming Big Ten men’s basketball tournament and will face the winner of the game between either Minnesota or Rutgers at approximately 9:00 p.m. Thursday.
The Badgers (28-3, 16-2) had already clinched the Big Ten regular-season title and top seed in the conference tournament. They tied a school record for league wins while extending the best start in school history.
Koenig had 15 points and Nigel Hayes 10 for Wisconsin, winners of three in a row and 13 of 14.
D’Angelo Russell had 17 points for the Buckeyes (22-9, 11-7), who had a three-game win streak ended. The student section chanted “One more year!” to the freshman — widely expected to go in the top few picks of the NBA draft — in the final minute.
The loss was coach Thad Matta’s first in March at Ohio State after going 13-0.