Eric Gordon and D.J. White may have done all they could offensively, but in the end, Wisconsin�s defense shut down the rest of Indiana�s team, holding the Hoosiers to season-lows in shooting percentage (33 percent) and points (49), in the Badgers� win Thursday.

Though White and Gordon were each able to find their points (White finished with 22 and Gordon had 16), the Badgers clamped down on the rest of their opponent�s roster, helping UW avoid back-to-back losses in conference play.

�Those are two great players,� junior Joe Krabbenhoft said of Gordon and White. �But we did a pretty good job on them collectively as a team. I�m proud of all the guys.�

White was the only consistent scorer IU had for most of the game as UW contained Gordon for the first 25 minutes, and by the time Indiana�s star freshman got hot, Wisconsin already had a double-digit cushion to rely on.

It was senior Michael Flowers who drew Gordon for most of the game and even though the freshman did go on a 10-0 run in the second half, Flowers was able to disrupt the Hoosier�s guard just enough to pull out the victory.

�That Flowers kid is a tough kid,� Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said. �I thought [UW] really guarded [Eric Gordon] well.�

In the first half, Gordon scored just four points on 2-7 shooting, and Wisconsin was able to enter the break up 10 points.

�I thought we did a great job on him, led by Mike Flowers again, our defensive leader,� Krabbenhoft said.

Gordon settled for several long 3-pointers over the course of the game, and when the guard was able to take it to the basket, he was usually met with a pair of Badger defenders.

However, the freshman sensation had been battling an injury to his left wrist, and Sampson attributed part of the guard�s inabilities to his injury.

�He had a tough time going to his left, obviously, and they kept sitting on his right hand,� Sampson said.

�He was basically a one-route player tonight, but it didn�t affect his shooting. Wisconsin did a good job guarding him.�

Flowers also helped the effort with his play on the boards, grabbing three defensive rebounds, including a key one on a missed free throw late in the game.

Making Flower�s performance more impressive was that he wasn�t at full strength heading into the game.

�[Flowers] was battling the flu,� Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. �You could probably tell by his facial expressions that he wasn�t 100 percent, but he never stepped back.�

White and Gordon accounted for 38 of Indiana�s 49 points, 78 percent of the team�s scoring. Indiana�s third-leading scorer for the night, Jamarcus Ellis, finished with just four points as Wisconsin handled the visiting role players well.

Though IU�s Jordan Crawford and Armon Basset each entered the game averaging double-digit scoring figures, the two combined for just two points in the loss. Basset and Crawford also shot just 1-11 from the field.

�I really liked our defensive effort and trying to get them to take shots they weren�t quite as comfortable with,� Ryan said.

Indiana shot just 31 percent from the field in the first half, 14 percent from behind the arc for the game, and it was Wisconsin�s defense against IU�s shooting earlier in the game that helped preserve the lead late. Indiana had been averaging 78.6 points per game and was the Big Ten�s highest scoring offensive team, but Wisconsin�s ability to slow them earlier was enough to stave off Indiana�s late run.

�We had a lot of looks,� Sampson said. �In the second half, I thought we had a lot of clean looks and good opportunities, but just couldn�t make the shots. We couldn�t buy one tonight.�