The Badgers, alone in fourth place, sit behind only Michigan (14-5, 6-2 Big Ten), Purdue (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) and Michigan State (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten) in the Big Ten standings. They have road games remaining against those top two teams.

The 23rd-ranked Gophers women's basketball team let arch-rival Wisconsin hang around for a while through the first half but dominated the second half on its way to a 71-50 blowout victory Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.

In the opening moments of the third quarter of a tied game, after Tori McKinney had missed a three-pointer, Gophers center Sophie Hart waded into the lane, got the offensive board, was fouled and went to the line.

With shots not falling from outside the arc, the Gophers’ women’s basketball team switched strategy to begin the second half Sunday. Routinely getting the ball inside, Minnesota broke open a tie game with a 15-2 run and pulled away for a 71-50 win over Wisconsin at Williams Arena.