Michigan State’s defeat takes a toll

MADISON, Wis. — Jason Bohannon scored 19 points to lead No. 16 Wisconsin to Tuesday’s 67-49 upset of No. 5 Michigan State.

The Badgers snapped the Spartans’ perfect Big Ten start and left them without leading scorer Kalin Lucas.

Jordan Taylor added 17 points as Wisconsin (17-5, 7-3) won its third game over a team ranked sixth or better this season and its 18th straight at the Kohl Center despite senior guard Trevon Hughes’ early foul trouble.

Michigan State (19-4, 9-1) may have lost a lot more after Lucas, last season’s Big Ten player of the year, left with just under 11 minutes to play when he came down awkwardly on the foot of Wisconsin’s Keaton Nankivil and injured his ankle.

Lucas, averaging 16 points per game, did not return, finishing with seven points to snap a string of 33 consecutive games in double figures.

Northwestern 67, Michigan 52

EVANSTON, Ill. — Drew Crawford scored 17 points, John Shurna added 15 and Northwestern went on a 21-4 second-half run to pull away.

The Wildcats (15-7, 4-6 Big Ten) led by five at the half, but Northwestern limited Michigan to 22 points and just six field goals in the second half.

Manny Harris, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, was held to 11 points — eight below his average. He was only 4 for 14 from the field for the Wolverines (11-11, 4-6), who lost for the fourth time in five games.

DeShawn Sims, Michigan’s second-leading scorer at 17.6 points, managed only four points. The Wolverines were only 6 for 25 from the field in the second half.

Luka Mirkovic and Michael Thompson added 12 points each for Northwestern.