In roughly two minutes in the first half, Wisconsin gained some separation, turning a 3-point deficit into an 11-point lead. The Badgers torched Iowa’s defense in the first half, shooting an absurd 9-of-13 (69%) from deep and putting up 54 points. That allowed Wisconsin to take an 11-point advantage into halftime.

The Iowa men’s team didn’t have a lot of time to dwell on its defensive meltdown at Wisconsin Friday night with a home game against Nebraska on tap Tuesday at 7 p.m. (The game will stream Peacock, with no TV).

Iowa basketball (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) suffered an eye-opening blowout defeat vs. Wisconsin (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) on Friday night from the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Iowa’s 116-85 loss saw the Badgers bury the Hawkeyes behind a 3-point barrage.

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The Badgers men's basketball team has its first game in 12 days Friday night at the Kohl Center against Iowa. Here is what you need to know.

John Blackwell set career-highs with 32 points and six 3-pointers, and Wisconsin finished with a program-best 21 makes from behind the arc in a 116-85 victory over Iowa on Friday night. Markus Ilver tied Wisconsin’s team record of 18 3-pointers in a game with 2:48 left and Xavier Amos got a friendly roll at 1:54