In Wisconsin’s third consecutive contest against a conference opponent, Lindsay Whalen and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-8, 2-3 Big Ten) defeated Marisa Moseley’s Badgers (3-12, 0-5 Big Ten) 82-66 on Jan. 12.
Minnesota came out firing, establishing a 9-0 scoring run within the first five minutes of play off four jump-shots from four different Gophers. Despite UW hitting five three-pointers with an impressive 62.5% clip in the opening quarter, U of M executed on 12 of 16 field goals to build a 27-21 advantage heading into the second frame.
UW couldn’t buy a bucket in the following period and didn’t scratch the scoresheet until Julie Pospíšilová hit with 4:08 remaining before intermission.