MADISON, Wis. — Brevin Pritzl scored 19 points. shooting 5 of 6 from 3-point territory, and Wisconsin played stifling defense early to beat Ohio State 70-57 on Sunday. The Badgers pulled away after closing with a 16-0 run for a 38-20 halftime lead. The sloppy Buckeyes never got closer than 11 the rest of the way. Wisconsin (14-10, 7-6 Big Ten Conference) responded to another tough week off the court with another home win in the rough-and-tumble league to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume. Strength and conditioning coach Erik Helland resigned Thursday after being placed on leave for allegedly using a racial epithet in front of Badgers players as he recounted a story from his days in the NBA. The school said it had no evidence Helland had directed racially insensitive language toward any player. Swingman Kobe King, the team’s second-leading scorer, left the program about two weeks ago to…
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