MADISON, Wis. Josh McCown Womens Jersey . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Colonels coach Jeff Neubauer acknowledged thats not the best plan of attack against No. 4 Wisconsin. Ben Brust scored 20 points and Wisconsin shot a season-best 60 per cent from the field in beating the Colonels 86-61 on Saturday. The Colonels force 18 turnovers a game, including an average of 11 steals. While Wisconsin committed 11 turnovers, two more than its season average, it wasnt nearly enough to offset the Badgers shooting performance, particularly from the free throw line. "Weve been very effective at creating bad decisions by other teams, and today we werent able to do it," Neubauer said. The Badgers (12-0) are off to their best start to a season since 1915-16, when they started 12-0 and finished 20-1. They are in The Associated Press top 5 for only the second time in school history. They now get two weeks off for finals and the holidays before one last tuneup heading into Big Ten play. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan isnt ready to talk about this seasons team being special but he couldnt help but be impressed at least a little with what the Badgers did by holding Eastern Kentucky to 33 per cent shooting in the first half. "Im telling you, weve got this team on tape, on DVD, and theyre a much better shooting team than this. So youve got to give our guys credit for what they did defensively," Ryan said. Brust said a preseason trip to play in Canada combined with the two extra weeks of practice this year helped the Badgers mould a roster that include contributors across all four classes. "Weve got a lot of pieces, and its coming together nicely. But weve got a lot of work to do," Brust said. The Badgers made a living on free throws and 3-pointers in a game that wasnt close after the opening minutes. Averaging 21 free throws a game coming in, they went 25 of 33 from the free throw line -- led by freshman Nigel Hayes going 13 of 17 -- as the undersized Colonels (7-4) committed 26 fouls. The Badgers finished 9 of 15 from beyond the 3-point line with Brust making five, two short of his school record. Wisconsin used a 10-0 run in the first half featuring two 3-pointers by Brust to take control early and then continued to gradually pull away. The Badgers first got the lead to 20 points with just over 2 minutes left in the first half and to 30 just past midway through the second half on a layup by Hayes. Wisconsin shot a season-best 60 per cent from the field. "At the offensive end, it felt like they made every shot," Neubauer said. Hayes scored a career-high 17 points for the Badgers, while Sam Dekker added 16 and Frank Kaminsky shrugged off a right foot injury that hampered him this week to add 13. Glenn Cosey scored 21 points to lead the Colonels, while Orlando Williams added 13. The Colonels, who start four guards and a forward, started the game at a physical disadvantage that was exacerbated by their early foul trouble. Starting forward Eric Stutz was whistled for his second foul less than 8 minutes into the game. But Neubauer brought him back in after a brief rest only to see him whistled for his third a few minutes later. In all, Eastern Kentucky committed 16 fouls in the first half with three starters whistled for at least two, while reserves Timmy Knipp and Jef Johnson both committed three. Things got marginally better in the second half. But the Colonels were still whistled for 26 fouls overall, though no player ended up fouling out. Brust said the break is coming at a good time for the Badgers, and they can take the next two weeks to take care of school and nagging injuries before facing Prairie View A&M on Dec. 28. They open Big Ten play at Northwestern Jan. 2. 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Adam Henrique scored for the second time 1:28 into the extra stanza and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves for the Devils, who played without forward Ilya Kovalchuk because of a leg issue. "The last two games its been fun," Devils forward Zach Parise said. "We havent been rattled, and thats definitely a good sign for us." Patrik Elias also scored in a winning cause and has a team-leading six goals and 11 points. Elias is riding a four-game point streak and his 341 career goals are six shy of matching John MacLeans franchise record. New Jersey will close out its homestand Friday versus Washington. Kovalchuk will not play this evening as he recovers from a leg injury. "It is getting better," Kovalchuk said. "Were definitely inn the right direction. Gerald McCoy Womens Jersey. I was doing a little bike, a little sprints, a little workout. I felt pretty good." Carolina has lost two straight and six of eight games, including Sundays 5-2 loss versus the Dallas Stars in the finale of a three-game homestand. Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu both scored and goaltender Cam Ward was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 14 shots. Ward was replaced by Brian Boucher, who finished with 12 saves. "We cant let our goalies bail us out every single game," said Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason. "Weve gotta come to play for them every once in a while." The Canes will also visit the Rangers on a two-game road trip. New Jersey defeated Carolina, 4-2, on Oct. 10 this season thanks to Kovalchuks goal early in the third period. Kovalchuk had a season-high three points and Johan Hedberg got the win in net, making 24 saves to give the Devils their first win of the season. Hedberg is 4-0-0 in the last two seasons against Carolina. The Devils have won four in a row and eight of the previous 10 matchups with Carolina, which is winless in six straight games at New Jersey. ' ' '
