Dec. 1, 2004

Final Stats

Madison, Wis. (AP) - Alando Tucker scored a career-high 27 points and No. 25 Wisconsin beat No. 12 Maryland 69-64 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.

Sharif Chambliss added 15 points and Zach Morley had 12 for the Badgers (3-1), who won their 31st straight home game. That ties Stephen F. Austin for the longest current Division I home winning streak.

All of Morley's points came over the final 7:40 and included three free throws in the final 16 seconds.

Ekene Ibekwe scored 21 points to lead Maryland (3-1).

The Terrapins, who trailed 64-57 with a minute to play, pulled within 66-64 on a 3-pointer by Nik Caner-Medley with 21 seconds remaining.

Morley made one free throw with 16 seconds left to give Wisconsin a three-point lead. Maryland had a chance to tie the game, but Chambliss stripped Caner-Medley on his way up for a 3-point attempt.

Morley grabbed the ball and made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left.

Wisconsin led 48-41 with 11:17 left, but Ibekwe scored five points in a 7-0 run that tied the game with 8:12 remaining.

But Morley answered with his first points of the game on a putback to give Wisconsin a 50-48 lead. Chambliss then hit a 3-pointer for the Badgers, who were 2-of-15 from behind the arc to that point.

Tucker scored 20 points in the first half as Wisconsin took a 38-32 lead.

He scored 16 of Wisconsin's first 20 points, including nine straight at one point. Tucker's free throw gave the Badgers a 20-19 lead with 8:44 left in the first half.

But the Badgers went on a 12-2 run without Tucker scoring a point to take a 32-23 lead with 6:05 left in the half. Chambliss scored seven points during the run, which ended with 3-pointers by Ray Nixon and Chambliss.

Wisconsin's last loss at the Kohl Center came on Dec. 4, 2002, when Wake Forest beat the Badgers 90-80 in an ACC-Big Ten Challenge game.