Jason Bohannon got hot from outside to snap a shooting slump and Wisconsin’s losing streak.
The 6-foot-2 junior was 6-of-7 from 3-point range and had 20 points as the Badgers beat No. 23 Illinois 63-50 on Thursday night.
It’s not like Wisconsin (13-9, 4-6 Big Ten) had been blown out in the majority of its losses. The Badgers held the lead in the final 3 minutes of regulation in five of their last seven losses.
“That was a tough stretch there,” said Bohannon, who hit his first six 3-point attempts. “There were a lot of games there where we were right in it and didn’t pull it out. We (found) a lot of ways of how not to play basketball.”
Bohannon had been in a slump himself, going 6-for-19 from the field in the three previous games.
“We thought sooner or later, Bohannon would get going,” Illinois coach Bruce Weber said. “We were hoping it wasn’t against us.”
5 Utah State 78, New Mexico State 59.
In Madison, Wis., Mike Davis scored 14 points to lead Illinois (18-5, 6-4), which has lost two of three and is stuck in a shooting slump. The Illini finished 4-for-21 from 3-point range.
“We missed a lot of open shots,” Weber said. “It’s been like that for a while.”
Bohannon’s sixth 3-pointer put the Badgers ahead 44-27 with 16:56 left in the game. Illinois cut the deficit to 10 with a 7-0 run, but the Badgers answered with a layup by Marcus Landry and a 3-pointer by backup guard Jordan Taylor.
“Tonight, they had easy run-outs, we didn’t box out a little bit, and the shots weren’t falling,” Illinois’ Demetri McCamey said. “You can’t have all three of those things go bad if your shots (are) not falling or you’re not playing good defense.”
No. 9 Xavier 83, Temple 74
At Cincinnati, B.J. Raymond was 5-for-7 from 3-point range and scored 24 points to lead the Musketeers (20-2, 8-0, Atlantic 10) to their 11th straight win. Freshman Brad Redford made four 3s as Xavier went 11-of-18 overall from behind the arc.
Dionte Christmas, the conference’s leading scorer, had 12 points on 6-of-16 shooting for the Owls (12-9, 4-3).
No. 11 Butler 66, Detroit 61
At Detroit, Gordon Hayward was 7-for-8 from the field, 4-for-5 from the free throw line and scored 22 points for the Bulldogs (20-2, 11-1 Horizon League).
oints for the Titans (6-16, 1-11), who have lost five straight games to Butler.
No. 18 Gonzaga 93, Portland 78
At Portland, Ore., Matt Bouldin scored 26 points and Austin Daye added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-4, 8-0 West Coast Conference), who won their ninth straight overall and 12th in a row over Portland.
T.J. Campbell and Nik Raivio had 19 points each for the Pilots (15-8, 6-2), who had won six straight.
California 86, No. 22 Washington 61
At Berkeley, Calif., Jerome Randle and Theo Robertson both had 21 points as the Golden Bears (17-6, 6-4 Pac-10 Conference) beat Washington for the second time this season.
Quincy Pondexter matched his season-high with 21 points for the Huskies (16-6, 7-3), who have lost two straight to unranked teams.
No. 24 Arizona St. 66, Oregon 57
At Eugene, Ore., James Harden scored 36 points and Jeff Pendergraph had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Sun Devils (17-5, 6-4 Pac-10 Conference), who ended a two-game losing streak.
Tujuan Porter had 18 points for Oregon (6-16, 0-10), which is off to its worst conference start since 1992-93.
No. 25 Utah St. 78, New Mexico St. 59
At Logan, Utah, Gary Wilkinson was 5-for-5 from the field, made all eight of his free throws and had 11 rebounds as the Aggies (22-1, 10-0 Western Athletic Conference) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games. Tyler Newbold added 17 points and had five of the Aggies’ season-high 12 3-pointers in their 30th straight home win.
Jahmar Young had 15 points for New Mexico State (11-12, 5-5).
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