Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson matched a career high with 16 points as the Badgers downed St. Louis 63-57 in a Riviera Division semifinal game at the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday.
Frank Kaminsky tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for No. 11 Wisconsin (7-0), which is off to its best start since 1993. Wisconsin will face West Virginia in the Riviera Division title game.
Rob Loe scored 15 points and Austin McBroom added a career-high 14 for Saint Louis (5-1), which will square off against Old Dominion in today's third-place game. Leading scorer Dwayne Evans chipped in with all 12 of his points after intermission.
With Evans sidelined by foul trouble early, the Badgers stretched their eight-point halftime advantage to 15 following a 3-pointer by Jackson with 16:13 remaining. Evans returned to the floor with a vengeance with about 15 minutes left, scoring eight points during a 13-6 surge that closed the deficit to 46-38 on a jumper by Jordair Jett.
Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Sam Dekker and Kaminsky each hit a basket to restore a double-digit lead. Evans and Loe combined for seven points during an 11-4 run that rallied the Billikens to within five points late, but Jackson scored six straight and eight of his team's last 11 points over the final 3:07 to preserve the victory.
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r Wisconsin, which hit 33.3 percent of its 3- pointers, became the first team to shoot better than 23.8 percent beyond the arc against Saint Louis.
r The Badgers, who entered Tuesday averaging 80.2 points, were held to a season-low point total.
No. 10 WISCONSIN 63, SAINT LOUIS 57
SAINT LOUIS (5-1)
Glaze 1-3 2-2 4, Evans 4-11 4-6 12, Loe 6-13 1-1 15, Jett 2-10 0-4 4, McCall Jr. 3-9 0-0 6, McBroom 4-11 4-4 14, Lancona 0-2 0-0 0, Barnett 0-2 0-0 0, Agbeko 0-0 0-0 0, Manning 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 21-64 11-17 57.
WISCONSIN (7-0)
Dekker 3-6 1-4 8, Kaminsky 5-8 2-4 12, Brust 1-8 0-0 2, Jackson 4-10 7-10 16, Gasser 2-3 4-7 8, Hayes 2-6 3-5 7, Dukan 3-3 0-0 7, Koenig 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 21-45 17-30 63.
Halftime_Wisconsin 31-23. 3-Point Goals_Saint Louis 4-15 (McBroom 2-4, Loe 2-5, Lancona 0-1, Jett 0-2, McCall Jr. 0-3), Wisconsin 4-12 (Koenig 1-1, Dukan 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Dekker 1-3, Kaminsky 0-2, Brust 0-3). Fouled Out_Evans. Rebounds_Saint Louis 37 (Evans 7), Wisconsin 40 (Kaminsky 8). Assists_Saint Louis 8 (Jett 5), Wisconsin 6 (Gasser, Jackson 2). Total Fouls_Saint Louis 25, Wisconsin 17. A_934.
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Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson matched a career high with 16 points as the Badgers downed St. Louis 63-57 in a Riviera Division semifinal game at the Cancun Challenge on Tuesday.
Frank Kaminsky tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for No. 11 Wisconsin (7-0), which is off to its best start since 1993. Wisconsin will face West Virginia in the Riviera Division title game.
Rob Loe scored 15 points and Austin McBroom added a career-high 14 for Saint Louis (5-1), which will square off against Old Dominion in today's third-place game. Leading scorer Dwayne Evans chipped in with all 12 of his points after intermission.
With Evans sidelined by foul trouble early, the Badgers stretched their eight-point halftime advantage to 15 following a 3-pointer by Jackson with 16:13 remaining. Evans returned to the floor with a vengeance with about 15 minutes left, scoring eight points during a 13-6 surge that closed the deficit to 46-38 on a jumper by Jordair Jett.
Both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes until Sam Dekker and Kaminsky each hit a basket to restore a double-digit lead. Evans and Loe combined for seven points during an 11-4 run that rallied the Billikens to within five points late, but Jackson scored six straight and eight of his team's last 11 points over the final 3:07 to preserve the victory.
* Wisconsin, which hit 33.3 percent of its 3- pointers, became the first team to shoot better than 23.8 percent beyond the arc against Saint Louis.
* The Badgers, who entered Tuesday averaging 80.2 points, were held to a season-low point total.
No. 10 WISCONSIN 63, SAINT LOUIS 57
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SAINT LOUIS (5-1)
Glaze 1-3 2-2 4, Evans 4-11 4-6 12, Loe 6-13 1-1 15, Jett 2-10 0-4 4, McCall Jr. 3-9 0-0 6, McBroom 4-11 4-4 14, Lancona 0-2 0-0 0, Barnett 0-2 0-0 0, Agbeko 0-0 0-0 0, Manning 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 21-64 11-17 57.
WISCONSIN (7-0)
Dekker 3-6 1-4 8, Kaminsky 5-8 2-4 12, Brust 1-8 0-0 2, Jackson 4-10 7-10 16, Gasser 2-3 4-7 8, Hayes 2-6 3-5 7, Dukan 3-3 0-0 7, Koenig 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 21-45 17-30 63.
Halftime_Wisconsin 31-23. 3-Point Goals_Saint Louis 4-15 (McBroom 2-4, Loe 2-5, Lancona 0-1, Jett 0-2, McCall Jr. 0-3), Wisconsin 4-12 (Koenig 1-1, Dukan 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Dekker 1-3, Kaminsky 0-2, Brust 0-3). Fouled Out_Evans. Rebounds_Saint Louis 37 (Evans 7), Wisconsin 40 (Kaminsky 8). Assists_Saint Louis 8 (Jett 5), Wisconsin 6 (Gasser, Jackson 2). Total Fouls_Saint Louis 25, Wisconsin 17. A_934.
