Leur, Badgers handle Cougars

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11/18/2008 - Madison, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jon Leuer scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and 25th-ranked Wisconsin rolled to an easy 88-58 win over SIU-Edwardsville.

Marcus Landry had 15 points, five rebounds, and five blocked shots for the Badgers (2-0), who rolled to a blowout after edging out Long Beach State 68-61 in the season-opener. Jason Bohannon scored 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and Trevon Hughes added 11 points for Wisconsin.

Barry Wellington scored 15 points to lead the Cougars (1-3), who were coming off the first win over a Division I program in school history, an 83-72 triumph over Western Michigan. Aaron Garriott scored 11 points, and Nikola Bundalo had 10 points and six rebounds for SIU-Edwardsville, which is in the transition process into becoming a Division I program.

The defending Big 10 regular season and tournament champions expanded their lead from two points to 18 with a 28-12 push in the first half. Leuer scored nine straight Wisconsin points on the run, and added a three later, scoring 12 of the 18 points, and the Badgers led 35-17 after two Joe Krabbenhoft free throws with less than four minutes remaining.

Wisconsin led 40-21 at the half, and pushed its lead north of 30 points after the intermission. The Badgers outscored the Cougars 34-15 over the first 13 minutes and change, pushing their lead to 38 points, at 74-36, with less than 6 1/2 minutes left before easing up.

Game Notes

Garriott made 3-of-6 three-pointers, but was 0-for-6 on two-pointers...The Badgers outrebounded the Cougars 35-26...Wisconsin won its only previous meeting with SIU-Edwardsville by a 100-74 final in 1972...The Badgers shot 59 percent from the field, while holding SIU-Edwardsville to a 38 percent performance.

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