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Chad Baker-Mazara hits 5 3s, scores 29; USC beats Wisconsin 73-71

Chad Baker-Mazara hits 5 3s, scores 29; USC beats Wisconsin 73-71 | iNFOnews.ca
Southern California forward Chad Baker-Mazara (4) dribbles during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chad Baker-Mazara made five 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Ezra Ausar added 17 points, and USC beat Wisconsin 73-71 on Sunday to snap the Badgers’ five-game win streak.

Jacob Cofie had 11 rebounds to go with nine points and five assists for USC (15-5, 4-5 Big Ten).

Nick Boyd hit a 3-pointer, made two free throws and added a layup to spark a 17-2 run that gave the Badgers a 58-46 lead with 12 minutes to play, but the Badgers made just 4 of 16 from the field the rest of the way. Baker-Mazara scored nine points — which included the final seven — in a 16-2 run over the next seven-plus minutes to take a two-point lead with 4:54 remaining.

John Blackwell made two free throws that tied it 65-all with 3:13 left, but Ausar made back-to-back baskets, Baker-Mazara scored in the lane, and Jerry Easter II hit two free throws with two seconds left that made it a four-point game.

Boyd made 10 of 17 from the field, hit 8 of 9 from the free-throw line, and led Wisconsin (14-6, 6-3) with 29 points. Nolan Winter added 12 points and Blackwell 11.

The Badgers shot 34% (23 of 67) overall and made 9 of 37 (24%) from behind the arc.

Up next

USC: The Trojans visit Iowa on Wednesday.

Wisconsin: The Badgers host Minnesota on Wednesday.

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Chad Baker-Mazara hits 5 3s, scores 29; USC beats Wisconsin 73-71 | iNFOnews.ca
Southern California forward Chad Baker-Mazara (4) scores against Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde (7) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Chad Baker-Mazara hits 5 3s, scores 29; USC beats Wisconsin 73-71 | iNFOnews.ca
Southern California forward Ezra Ausar (2) scores during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wisconsin Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Chad Baker-Mazara hits 5 3s, scores 29; USC beats Wisconsin 73-71 | iNFOnews.ca
Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd (2) reacts to taking the lead against Southern California during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

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