Nolan Winter had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Nick Boyd and Braeden Carrington added 12 points apiece as No. 24 Wisconsin rode a fast start to an 86-55 nonconference victory over Ball State on Tuesday night in Madison, Wisc.

Wisconsin (3-0) jumped out to a 30-8 lead midway through the first half and led 39-26 at the break. Winter jammed home a follow-up to cap a 17-3 run that put the Badgers up 65-36 with 10:24 remaining.

Winter, a 7-foot junior forward and one of two returning starters, hit 7 of 11 shots, including 2 of 3 from deep, in 20 minutes.

Austin Rapp added 11 points and Andrew Rohde 10 tallied for the Badgers.

Elmore James IV had 17 points for Ball State (2-1). Devon Barnes added 12 points and Mason Jones registered 11. Armoni Ziegler, who entered averaging a team-leading 16

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