It was a clean border battle sweep for the Badgers Tuesday night as the Wisconsin men’s basketball team won a tight game in Minnesota while the Wisconsin women’s team held on for a 59-56 win over the Gophers in Madison.
Serah Williams dominated the Gophers in the paint, finishing with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Her play coupled with an ice-cold shooting night was too much for Minnesota to overcome, as they fall to 14-5 overall and 4-4 in the Big Ten.
One of the biggest shots of the game came as the shot clock expired with 5:35 left in the fourth quarter and Minnesota freshman Grace Grocholski buried a 3-pointer to give the Gophers a 50-48 lead.
Grocholski, a Wisconsin native, was one of only a few bright spots for the Gophers as she led the way with 13 points. Minnesota shot 33.8% for the game, including 5 for 21 from 3-point range.
Back-to-back buckets from Amaya Battle had the Gophers ahead 54-53 with 4:11 to play, but that was the last time they would lead as Wisconsin answered with a jumper from Williams and a 3-pointer from Tessa Grady for a 58-54 lead with 1:48 remaining.