in this one, but offense was at a premium to open the affair as the two teams combined to start 0 of 4 from the field before Evans ended the drought about 2 minutes in. He finished with 11 points and nine rebound.

Wisconsin freshman forward Sam Dekker entered the game at the 14:42 mark, grabbed three rebounds and scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting in roughly 6:30. He finished the first half with four rebounds and a game-high nine points on 4-of-7 shooting. He finished with 12 points and five rebounds.

Michigan took longer than Wisconsin to get its offense going and found itself down 23-14 with 7:54 left in the half. At that time Michigan was 6 of 21 from the floor.

Burke and Hardaway kept Michigan in thegame, scoring 14 of Michigan's 29 first-half points and giving the Wolverines a 29-28 advantage at the break. Each player had seven points on 3-of-8 shooting.

Notes: This was the 155th meeting between the two teams. Michigan owns an 87-68 all-time advantage while the Badgers lead the series in games played in Madison, 46-32, after Saturday. ... Burke ended his three-game streak with eight assists at three games. Burke entered the game averaging 7.2 assists per game, best in the Big Ten and seventh best in the nation. He finished Saturday with four. ... The Wolverines extended their losing streak at the Kohl Center to 11 games with Saturday's loss. The streak began Feb. 12, 2000, when the Badgers won 75-59. Michigan's last win in Madison came in a