Wisconsin basketball: Purdue recap

Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY SportsOn Tuesday night, the Wisconsin Badgers (16-10 overall, 9-6 B1G) men’s basketball team was back in action against the Purdue Boilermakers (14-13 overall, 7-9 B1G) at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers came into the game riding high after consecutive wins for the first time in over a month, with the hopes to flip the script after a 19-point drumming at the hands of the Boilermakers back in late January at Mackey Arena. In the first clash of these two teams, Purdue physically dominated Wisconsin on the boards 42 to 16, and shot nearly 50% from three-point range.

In the second installment though, the Badgers would secure a big victory, avenging the loss in dramatic…