IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Jeff Horner scored 22 points, Adam Haluska added 16 and Iowa beat Wisconsin 59-44 Saturday, completing the best home season in school history.

The 23rd-ranked Hawkeyes – who clinched at least a No. 2 seed for the Big Ten tournament – finished with a school-record 17 home wins and went unbeaten in Iowa City for the first time since 1965-66.

Up four at halftime, Iowa (22-8, 11-5 Big Ten) slowly built its lead to 17 midway through the second half. Haluska scored 10 of Iowa’s first 13 points in the second half, and Jeff Horner and Mike Henderson each scored twice during an 10-0 run that helped give the Hawkeyes a 47-30 lead with 9:08 left.

Wisconsin (19-10, 9-7) got within 53-41 as Ray Nixon hit a pair of 3s, but the Hawkeyes took the game out of the Badgers’ hands by draining the shot clock on every possession down the stretch.

The win kept alive Iowa’s hopes for a share of its first Big Ten title since 1978-79, which will happen if Purdue upsets Big Ten leader Ohio State tomorrow.

Kammron Taylor led the Badgers with 11 points and Alando Tucker added 10. The loss dropped Wisconsin to fourth in the Big Ten, the first time in coach Bo Ryan’s five seasons that the Badgers failed to finish in the top three.

Wisconsin’s 44 points were a season-low, and marked the sixth time this season Iowa held an opponent under 50.

The news was all positive for Iowa, as senior forward Greg Brunner left the game late in the second half with what appeared to be a right leg injury. Brunner returned to the court but did not play during the final three minutes.

Wisconsin took its largest lead, 16-7, with an early 11-0 run that was capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Kammron Taylor and Michael Flowers. The Hawkeyes responded with a 9-0 run to tie the game at 16, then outscored the Badgers 8-2 over the final 2:44 of the first half to take a 24-22 lead at the break.

Wisconsin went 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the opening half but committed 10 turnovers and failed to shoot a free throw.

The Badgers finished 2-8 on the road during the regular season.

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