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 Sam Dekker scored all 13 of his points in the second half and
grabbed six rebounds for Wisconsin (12-1), which trailed 27-26 at
halftime before shooting 55.6 percent from the floor after the
break. Nigel Hayes added nine points - all in the second half -
while Traevon Jackson contributed six points and five assists for
the Badgers.
Justin Moss registered 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls
(7-3), who had their three-game winning streak snapped after
shooting 35.2 percent from the field. Lamonte Bearden scored 13
points, while Shannon Evans had 12 and Xavier Ford 11 for Buffalo.
 The Bulls led by as many as six before settling for a one-point
advantage at the break. Wisconsin went nearly six minutes without a
field goal and all Badgers other than Kaminsky shot 5-for-22 from
the field in the first half, with Kaminsky going 5-for-10 and
registering 14 points and seven rebounds prior to intermission.
Wisconsin found its shooting touch coming out of the break, making
10 of its first 14 shots to seize control 49-36 with 12:03 remaining
after Dekker made the first of his three consecutive 3-pointers.
Buffalo trimmed a 15-point deficit to 60-50 on Will Regan's
3-pointer with 3:39 left and after Ford's three-point play with 1:03
to go made it 64-56, the Badgers sealed it by making all four of
their free throws in the final minute.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Wisconsin has won 60 straight at home against teams
outside the major six conferences and is 87-2 under Ryan in such
games. ... Kaminsky leads all Big Ten players with five
double-doubles this season. ... Moss entered the game leading the
Mid-American Conference in scoring with 17.3 points while grabbing a
team-best 10.2 rebounds.
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