Box Score
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -Jon Leuer scored 16 points and Josh Gasser added 12 as Wisconsin defeated Manhattan 50-35 Thursday in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic.
Leuer had seven points during a 12-4 run that put Wisconsin up 31-16 with 15 minutes to play. The Badgers later scored 10 consecutive points, including a 3-point play by Gasser, to put away the game.
Wisconsin (3-1), which was coming off a 68-65 loss at UNLV last Saturday, shot just 36.2 percent (21 of 58). The Badgers averaged 83 points in their previous three games.
Manhattan (2-2) got 15 points from Michael Alvarado. Kidani Brutus led the Jaspers with seven rebounds, while adding seven points. George Beamon posted eight points and Robert Martina had five to round out the Manhattan scoring.
Wisconsin struggled en route to an 17-10 halftime lead. The Badgers made 7-of-30 shots, including 1-of-13 from 3-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.
Manhattan didn't fare much better, hitting just 5-of-25 shots during the first half. The Jaspers, however, trailed just 10-8 almost 14 minutes into the game.
Wisconsin will play Boston College in the winner's bracket on Friday.
Manhattan will face Texas A&M, which lost 67-65 to Boston College Thursday, in Friday's second round. The Jaspers and Aggies contest will tip-off at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
