8/15/2017 basketball Edit

Brevin Pritzl scores 27 points for Wisconsin in win over Breakers

Jon McNamara • BadgerBlitz

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Jon McNamara is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has covered UW athletics since 2002 and has worked at Rivals.com since 2006.

Last season, Brevin Pritzl knocked down five 3-pointers as a redshirt freshmen for the Wisconsin Badgers.

Tuesday in Auckland, UW's shooting guard scored 27 points - going 7-for-9 from 3-point land - during a 85-75 exhibition win over the New Zealand Breakers.

The lone returning starter for Wisconsin, junior center Ethan Happ chipped in 17 points while true freshman Brad Davison, the first reserve off the bench, had 13.

The Badgers, who trailed 24-15 after the first quarter, used a starting lineup of D’Mitrik Trice and Pritzl in the backcourt, with Khalil Iverson, Alex Illikainen and Happ in the frontcourt.

According to a tweet by Wisconsin Basketball, the subbing rotation was as follows: Davison for Iverson; Andy Van Vliet for Illikainen; Charlie Thomas for Happ; Aleem Ford for Pritzl and Kobe King for Trice.

Wisconsin's next contest in the 12-day, five-game tour through New Zealand and Australia is Thursday against Tauranga City Basketball.