MADISON, Wis. (AP) ??? Devin Harris scored 18 points
and No. 15 Wisconsin atoned for poor 3-point shooting with an excellent performance
at the foul
line in a 55-43 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night.
The Badgers (4-0) won their 15th straight home game despite making just 3-of-20
shots from beyond the arc. They made 18 of 22 free throws.
Harris epitomized the Badgers' night by missing all five of his 3-pointers
but going 8-of-9 from the line.
Rutgers (2-1) never led after Ray Nixson's dunk midway through the first half
gave Wisconsin its first lead, but the Scarlet Knights hung around to make
a game of it until the waning minutes.
Herve Lamizana scored 15 points for Rutgers, but he got little help. Leading
scorer Ricky Shields, who was averaging 18.5 points in the team's first two
games, shot 1-of-10 from the floor and finished with three points.
The Scarlet Knights' hopes of an upset were undone by their 4-of-12 showing
at the foul line.
Lamizana's basket with five minutes left pulled Rutgers to 44-37, but he missed
the bonus and made one of two free throws at 4:17 to make it 44-38.
Harris then sank four straight free throws and the Badgers' lead never sank
below double digits in the final three minutes.
Zach Morley and Mike Wilkinson each added 8 points for the Badgers.
Harris ended the first half and began the second with a steal and dunk that
energized the Kohl Center crowd. In the first half, he tied up Juel Wiggan
at midcourt and in the second half he wrested the ball from Marquis Webb to
spark a 9-0 run for a 30-19 lead.
Clayton Hanson and Nixon hit consecutive 3-pointers and Wilkinson muscled
in a follow-up basket to give Wisconsin a 40-28 lead, but Quincy Douby's 3-pointer
and a dunk by Lamizana kept Rutgers close.
The Scarlet Knights trailed just 21-19 at halftime despite an eight-minute
stretch in which they went scoreless and committed nine turnovers. Rutgers
also went to the line just once in the first half, when the Badgers, who were
whistled for three fouls, were 7-for-9 from the stripe.
Official Basketball Box Score
Rutgers vs Wisconsin
11/29/03 7:05pm at Kohl Center - Madison, Wisconsin
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VISITORS: Rutgers 2-1, 0-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 LAMIZANA, Herve..... f 6-12 1-2 2-8 0 9 9 1 15 1 5 3 0 36
32 AXANI, Sean......... f 3-7 0-0 1-1 4 6 10 5 7 2 2 1 3 27
04 HILL, Adrian........ c 3-6 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 3 6 0 4 0 2 28
02 SHIELDS, Ricky...... g 1-10 0-5 1-2 0 2 2 5 3 0 5 0 1 31
11 WEBB, Marquis....... g 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 21
05 DOUBY, Quincy....... 3-5 1-2 0-1 0 2 2 1 7 1 5 0 0 22
13 WIGGAN, Juel........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13
21 JOYNES, Byron....... 1-4 0-0 0-0 4 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 21
33 Keating, Shayle..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 1 1 2 1
Totals.............. 18-46 3-10 4-12 12 23 35 22 43 6 23 4 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 39.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 30.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100 % 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 33.3% 3
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HOME TEAM: Wisconsin 3-0, 0-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
54 Wilkinson, Mike..... f 2-6 1-4 3-4 2 5 7 1 8 2 4 0 5 37
30 Mader, Dave......... c 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 6
12 Wade, Boo........... g 1-4 0-2 3-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 27
24 Owens, Freddie...... g 1-7 0-4 2-2 1 3 4 1 4 1 2 0 1 36
34 Harris, Devin....... g 5-13 0-5 8-9 0 3 3 2 18 5 2 1 3 40
04 Nixon, Ray.......... 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 5 5 2 5 0 1 0 0 16
13 Hanson, Clayton..... 1-4 1-3 2-2 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 12
21 Helmigk, Andreas.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
44 Morley, Zach........ 4-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 8 2 1 0 0 24
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 17-45 3-20 18-22 7 21 28 13 55 11 12 1 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 37.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-7 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 15.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 81.8% 2
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Officials: Ted Hillary, Tim Higgons, Gene Monje
Technical fouls: Rutgers-None. Wisconsin-None.
Attendance: 17142
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Rutgers....................... 19 24 - 43
Wisconsin..................... 21 34 - 55
