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03/04 22:47 CST Carrington scores 18 points to lead Wisconsin's 78-45 throttling of Maryland Carrington scores 18 points to lead Wisconsin's 78-45 throttling of Maryland MADISON, Wis. (AP) --- Reserve Braeden Carrington scored 18 points, John Blackwell scored 14 points and Wisconsin poured it on in the second half to dismantle Maryland 78-45 on Wednesday night. Nick Boyd scored 13 points and reserve Austin Rapp scored 11 points for Wisconsin (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten), which had 11 players enter the scoring column. The Badgers' Andrew Rohde passed out six of Wisconsin's 15 assists and didn't commit a turnover. Wisconsin turned it over only three times. Wisconsin's Nolan Winter left the game in the second half with an ankle injury. The 7-footer is Wisconsin's top rebounder and third-leading scorer. "Early indications are hopefully we avoided the worst," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said after the game. "We'll see how the testing and stuff goes tomorrow, how the evaluation goes tomorrow. I think we'll know more in 24 hours or so." Andre Mills scored 14 points and Elijah Saunders scored 11 points for Maryland. Wisconsin turned an already commanding 34-21 first-half stranglehold into a 21-point lead 5 1/2 minutes into the second half. The Badgers shot 48% (27 of 56) and made 42% (13 of 31) from 3-point range. The Badgers scored 44 second-half points. It was the fewest point Maryland (11-19, 4-15) has ever posted against Wisconsin in the shot-clock era. It was also Maryland's lowest point total of the season. Wisconsin has won five of its last seven. Maryland has lost five of its last six.

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