Wisconsin Triumphs Over Northwestern in Tight Game
Max Klesmit's Career-High 24 Points Lead Wisconsin to Victory, Extending Winning Streak to Six Games
- Max Klesmit scored a career-high 24 points, leading Wisconsin to a 71-63 victory over Northwestern.
- Wisconsin shot 50% from the field and went 20 for 26 at the line.
- Boo Buie scored 22 points for Northwestern, and Brooks Barnhizer had 13.
- Northwestern’s Matthew Nicholson made two free throws with 2:51 left, tying it at 63. But AJ Storr responded with a jumper, a key steal and two foul shots for Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin extended its overall winning streak to six games and is 5-0 to open Big Ten play for the first time since 2007-08.