Boyd’s Career Night Lifts No. 24 Wisconsin to 97-72 Win Over Northern Illinois

Overview

• Nick Boyd scored a career-high 25 points, including 20 before halftime, on 8-for-16 shooting with three made threes.
• Wisconsin controlled the glass 36-25, grabbed a 15-4 edge in offensive rebounds, and outscored NIU 21-2 in second-chance points.
• John Blackwell added 15 points and Nolan Winter had 12 as the Badgers opened a 20-5 lead and never trailed at the Kohl Center.
• The Badgers shot 49.2% from the field and went 28-for-37 at the line, overcoming a 3-for-17 second half from beyond the arc.
• Wisconsin improved to 2-0 after a 96-64 opener vs. Campbell; NIU fell to 1-1 with JJ Taylor scoring 17 and Jao Ituka 13, and next up are Ball State in Madison and Grand Canyon in Phoenix.