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Upset alert? Wisconsin holds comfortable halftime lead over Iowa in B1G Tournament
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Wisconsin is taking a 32-26 lead into the break in its Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal against Iowa.
The Hawkeyes were favored to win this game, especially after securing a 77-73 win over the Badgers last week.
Iowa is trailing despite a stellar first half from National Player of the Year candidate Luka Garza. Garza scored 18 first-half points on 7-of-10 shooting.
The problem for Iowa came with everyone else. No other Hawkeye made more than two field goals in the first half. Excluding Garza, Iowa shot 4-of-18 in the first half.
Joe Wieskamp is playing in this game despite suffering an ankle injury against the Badgers on March 7. He played 17 minutes in the first half, scoring four points on six shots.
On the other side, Wisconsin had a more balanced approach. Micah Potter led the way with 11 points and five rebounds. As a team, the Badgers shot 45.2 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from 3-point range.
The winner of this game will advance to face Illinois in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Neither team will be sweating out a bid on Selection Sunday, but seeding is still up for grabs. Iowa has an outside chance at a No. 1 seed and Wisconsin could get as high as a No. 4 seed with a deep tournament run.
Selection Sunday is on March 14.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.