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Wisconsin Wipes Out Large Deficit, Downs Minnesota
On Jan. 28, 2026, the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team 67-63 after a second-half comeback at the Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.
Minnesota played with only seven available players, missing Cade Tyson and six others, while the Wisconsin Badgers shot just 5-for-28 in the first half.
John Blackwell paced the Badgers with 23 points, delivering Wisconsin's last seven points in the final minute while Nick Boyd scored 21 with 19 in the second half.
Tying a program comeback record, Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team matched their largest second-half comeback and extended their streak over Minnesota to 11 straight, improving to 15-6, 7-3 in the Big Ten.
With momentum shifting, both teams face pivotal conference tests as the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team hosts Ohio State on Saturday and the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team visits Penn State on Sunday while still hampered by injuries.