UCLA men can’t erase another poor 1st half in loss to Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — The UCLA men’s basketball team couldn’t dig itself out of another first-half hole.

Nolan Winter and Nick Boyd combined for 23 first-half points, and Wisconsin opened a 20-point lead midway through the first half on its way to handing UCLA an 80-72 defeat on Tuesday night.

Winter scored 12 points, and Boyd added 11 to help Wisconsin build a 45-31 halftime lead. The Badgers shot 54% overall in the first half, including an 8-for-16 showing from behind the arc.

In the second half...