No. 6 Wisconsin basketball suffered its second loss of the week, this time at the hands of No. 2 Purdue.
The game was close throughout before several late whistles on Wisconsin defenders and a late Purdue run gave the Boilermakers a 75-69 road win.
Tyler Wahl led the way for the Badgers with likely his best game of the season — 20 points on 10 of 16 shooting, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks.
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But Purdue’s guard-centric attack of Braden Smith and Lance Jones gave the Badgers fits as they worked tirelessly to stop the impact of National Player of the Year candidate Zach Edey.
Wisconsin Badgers social media was irate after the loss, mostly about questionable officiating down the stretch: