11/19/2008 - Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Leuer scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and 25th-ranked Wisconsin rolled to an easy 88-58 win over SIU-Edwardsville.
Marcus Landry had 15 points, five rebounds, and five blocked shots for the Badgers (2-0), who rolled to a blowout after edging out Long Beach State 68-61 in the season-opener. Jason Bohannon scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and Trevon Hughes added 11 points for Wisconsin.
Barry Wellington scored 15 points to lead the Cougars (1-3), who were coming off the first win over a Division I program in school history, an 83-72 triumph over Western Michigan. Aaron Garriott scored 11 points, and Nikola Bundalo had 10 points and six rebounds for SIU-Edwardsville, which is in the transition process into becoming a Division I program.
"We talk about the great opportunity that we had to come here and play in an awesome environment," said Cougars head coach Lennox Forrester. "Because of our transition and not being able to play in post season play, I keep telling our guys 'Hey, here's your post season play.' And it's an awesome environment here, and I want them to experience that."
The defending Big 10 regular season and tournament champions expanded their lead from two points to 18 with a 28-12 push in the first half. Leuer scored nine straight Wisconsin points on the run, and added a three later, scoring 12 of the 18 points, and the Badgers led 35-17 after two Joe Krabbenhoft free throws with less than four minutes remaining.
"I was open in some spots and I was able to get some easy ones right away which kind of got my rhythm going," said Leuer. "It was just a fun game to be out there and have everybody being unselfish and I thought we executed really well tonight. Offensively, we were all moving, and any play we called, it seemed like it was working. It was good to see that progression as a team."
Wisconsin led 40-21 at the half, and pushed its lead north of 30 points after the intermission. The Badgers outscored the Cougars 34-15 over the first 13 minutes and change, pushing their lead to 38 points, at 74-36, with less than 6 1/2 minutes left before easing up.
Game Notes
Garriott made 3-of-6 three-pointers, but was 0-for-6 on two-pointers...The Badgers outrebounded the Cougars 35-26...Wisconsin won its only previous meeting with SIU-Edwardsville by a 100-74 final in 1972...The Badgers shot 59 percent from the field, while holding SIU-Edwardsville to a 38 percent performance.
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