National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wisconsin 82, Chicago St. 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Steve Honacki, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 17022

Junior forward Ethan Happ delivered a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, leading Wisconsin to an 82-70 nonconference win over Chicago State on Wednesday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.

Happ shot 8 of 12 from the field and dished out six assists.

Junior forward Khalil Iverson tied a career high with 17 points for the Badgers, who earned their third consecutive victory.

Wisconsin (7-7) got a scare 90 seconds into the game when guard Brad Davison fell to the court and landed on his left arm and shoulder. The true freshman is wearing a brace on the left shoulder that he injured last month.

Davison briefly went to the locker room with the team's trainer, but he returned to the bench and checked back into the game.

Davison, a true freshman, scored 11 first-half points and took a charge near the end of the period. The charge tied Davison with former guard Zak Showalter for the school's all-time single season record with 16 charges taken.

Davison scored 15 points against Chicago State.

Senior forward Deionte Simmons scored a career-high 19 points to lead Chicago State (2-14), but he fouled out with 6:13 left. He entered the night with a 9.8 points-per-game average.

Senior guard Fred Sims Jr. registered 16 points for the Cougars, who shot 54.8 percent in the second half.

Chicago State has lost 10 straight, but it wouldn't go away quietly against Wisconsin.

The Cougars strung together a 9-0 run to pull within 57-48, capped by a layup from junior guard Anthony Harris with 10:18 to go, but Wisconsin pulled away.

Wisconsin is the fourth Big Ten Conference team that Chicago State played during the nonconference season. The Cougars also lost road games to Northwestern, Purdue and Iowa.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago St.   Wisconsin
Deionte Simmons 19 Scoring Ethan Happ 18
Cameron Bowles 3 Assists Ethan Happ 6
Deionte Simmons 8 Rebounds Ethan Happ 12
Glen Burns 5 Free Throws Made Brad Davison 7
Glen Burns 2 Steals Ethan Happ 1
Glen Burns 1 Blocks Aleem Ford 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago St. 70 46.4 3-9 15-18 11 25 2 7 10
Wisconsin 82 51.0 7-20 23-32 14 29 6 5 8