La Crosse native scores 27, going 5-for-9 from beyond arc
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some bittersweet accomplishments for Bronson Koenig on Thursday night.
The La Crosse, Wis., native scored a career-high 27 points and became the all-time 3-point leader for the the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team in an 83-73 loss to Ohio State on Thursday.
Congrats, @BronsonK_24!
The senior just broke @BenBrust‘s career @BadgerMBB 3-pointer record by hitting No. 236! https://t.co/3daeqIObgy
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 24, 2017
Koenig’s 5-for-9 effort from beyond the arc put him at 236 career 3-pointers – surpassing Ben Brust’s record of 235. The senior point guard 27-points for the No. 16 Badgers going 9-for-15 from the field.
Congrats to the new #Badgers all-time 3-point king, Bronson Koenig. pic.twitter.com/yUUceOHf0C
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) February 24, 2017
C.J. Jackson scored 18 points, going 4 of 4 from deep for the Buckeyes (16-13, 6-10), who snapped a three-game losing streak and beat a ranked team for the first time in nearly a year.
The Badgers, who have lost three of the last four, lost the lead in the game’s first minute and never got it back.
The Badgers were down 16 less than 1:30 into the second half and never got closer than nine points. OSU led by 20 with 4:39 to go, beating UW for the first time in the last four games.
Wisconsin (22-6, 11-4) started the game with a 3-pointer and then watched OSU go on a 13-2 run.
The Badgers are now a game behind Purdue in the Big Ten standings as they head to Michigan State on Sunday.