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(AP) -- Jon Leuer scored 19 points, Jordan Taylor
added 16 and 13th-ranked Wisconsin held off Iowa 62-59 in overtime
Wednesday night for its sixth win in seven games.

 Keaton Nankivil added 10 points for the Badgers, who tuned up
for their showdown with top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday by barely
surviving a road test against the Big Ten's worst team.

Wisconsin's Tim Jarmusz hit a 3 and Leuer followed with a jumper
to give the Badgers (18-5, 8-3 Big Ten) a 61-57 lead with 51
seconds left.

Bryce Cartwright answered with a jumper for Iowa, but Wisconsin
wisely called timeout on a loose ball with 8.7 seconds to go.

Taylor was then fouled after appearing to lose the inbound pass.
He hit a free throw, and Cartwright missed a 3 at the buzzer.

Cartwright had 14 points to lead Iowa (10-14, 3-9), which was
seeking its first three-game winning streak in the Big Ten in four
years.

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