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Gabriel Jackson | February 13, 2026

Wisconsin dominates No. 10 Michigan State for second straight top-10 win

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Unranked Wisconsin continued its red hot February, routing No. 10 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball 92-71 for its second straight top-10 victory of the week.

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Just days after a 92-90 overtime thriller over Illinois on Tuesday, the Badgers delivered an even more emphatic statement, earning a nation-leading third top-10 win of the season that includes a victory over No. 2 Michigan on Jan. 10. It was also head coach Greg Gard's 18th top-10 win, tying for the most in school history.

Wisconsin set the tone early and never let up, building a 51-34 halftime lead before pouring it on in the second half. 

Nicholas Boyd led the Badgers with 29 points while John Blackwell added 24 point of his own, including a flurry of second-half buckets that helped Wisconsin stretch the margin beyond 20.

The seven-footer Nolan Winters also had his 12th double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Badgers were lethal from beyond the arc, knocking down 15 threes on a 43% clip compared to the Spartans’ 29.6%.

The 21-point win further cements the Badgers as one of the hottest teams in the country and surely a unit you do not want to see in March.

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