MADISON, Wis. \u2013 The Wisconsin men’s basketball team used a 23-3 second-half run to fly past Central Michigan on Monday night at the Kohl Center, 88-61.<\/p>\n
Austin Rapp<\/a> had a game-high 18 points, nailing 4 three-pointers, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nolan Winter<\/a> posted 18 points and 8 boards, while Nick Boyd<\/a> had 12 points. Braeden Carrington<\/a> added 9, going 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, and\u00a0Jack Janicki<\/a> posted a career-high 9 assists.<\/p>\n The UW offense had its\u00a0most balanced night of the season, dropping 44 points off the bench with 11 players in the scoring column. The bench points are the most in a game for UW since at least the 2006-07 season.\u00a0The Badgers (8-4, 1-0 B1G) shot 29-of-54 from the field, the first time\u00a0they’ve eclipsed the 50-percent mark this season.<\/p>\n Wisconsin got off to a strong start in the first half thanks to an opening 9-2 spurt, capped off by an Aleksas Bieliauskas<\/a> three-pointer. Winter took over with his size advantage early, ending the opening period with 13 points and 7 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n UW took a 40-28 lead into intermission, shooting an efficient 13-for-22 from the field. Bucky’s physicality was prominent throughout the period, outrebounding CMU 19-12.<\/p>\n Wisconsin anchored down out of the break, sparking a 23-3 run. They held CMU scoreless for over 6-minutes during the streak, the longest drought for a Badger opponent this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rapp had three triples during the run, including makes from the perimeter on back-to-back possessions. True freshman Zach Kinziger<\/a> got his first collegiate bucket with a corner-three to bury the Chippewas, before sinking his second trey of the night to finish with 6 points.<\/p>\n Up Next: UW resumes action next Tuesday as Milwaukee comes to the Kohl Center. Tip is set for 6 p.m. and the game will air live on BTN.\u00a0<\/p>\n