MADISON, Wis. -- Coming off a difficult early season stretch, playing in front of a tepid home crowd and with final exams looming, the conditions were almost in place for No. 17 Wisconsin to suffer a letdown Wednesday night.Only one thing was missing: a worthy opponent.Bronson Koenig scored 21 points, Ethan Happ had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and the Badgers rolled past Idaho State 78-44.Wisconsin (8-2) scored the first 10 points and opened up a 21-3 lead as the Bengals (1-8) could only muster a single 3-pointer in the opening 11 1/2 minutes.It kind of took a while there to get going, kind of a little dead, Wisconsin guard Zak Showalter said. Weve just got to create our own energy sometimes. Its games like this where you kind of get tested, and youve just got to be ready to go every game. I think we responded well.The Badgers were coming off a stretch of four games that included three against schools that played in last seasons Final Four. Wisconsin lost to North Carolina in Maui on Nov. 23, then beat Syracuse on Nov. 29 and Oklahoma on Saturday, both at home.The Badgers held Bengals leading scorer Ethan Telfair (19.8 ppg) to two points on 1-of-9 shooting, with his only basket coming with 5:57 left in the game.I think they know if you can stop him, theres a good chance were going to have a hard time scoring the ball, Bengals coach Bill Evans said. I think thats about as good a job as anybody has done on him in two years.Balint Mocsan had 10 points to lead Idaho State.BIG PICTUREIdaho State: The Bengals had their first winning record last season under Evans in his fourth year at the helm, but with only one victory so far in the non-conference season, that feat will be hard to duplicate. Idaho State never threatened to earn its first victory over a Power 5 conference opponent in 30 years.Wisconsin: The Badgers held Idaho State to a season low in points, the eighth time in 10 games Wisconsin has done that to an opponent. The Badgers ranked 21st in the nation in scoring defense coming into the game.POLL IMPLICATIONSThis game likely wont register much with poll voters. The Badgers were expected to dominate an overmatched opponent, and they did. The game Saturday game against Marquette in Milwaukee might carry more weight.COLD AIRWisconsins Showalter and Vitto Brown each failed to draw rim on 3-point attempts, and Happ and Nigel Hayes both missed everything on a free throw. But Idaho States Geno Luzcando had the worst luck -- the junior guard lost control as he tried to shoot a 3 in front of the Wisconsin bench, and the ball went over his head out of bounds. On his next shot attempt, he launched an airball from almost the same spot.HE SAID ITIt was one of those days for Evans, the reigning Big Sky Conference coach of the year. He had one question when he entered the interview room and found a sports drink waiting for him at the table. First thing is, is this tequila, or is it something else? Because if its not tequila, Im not really interested, Evans said. I dont drink either, and Im about ready to try it.UP NEXTIdaho State: Hosts Bristol, a third-year California program that plays all its games on the road, to begin a stretch of four games in 11 days.Wisconsin: Will be tested by two in-state rivals, playing at Marquette on Saturday and hosting Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 14, before a break for final exams.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. Adidas NMD R1 Primeknit . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Adidas Aw Run Clean Alexander Wang . LOUIS -- St. http://www.scarpeyeezyitalia.it/yeezy-powerphase-calabasas.html . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Adidas Aw Run Clean Alexander Wang . 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Streb is making his second PGA Championship appearance having finished 10th last year at Whistling Straits.Streb closed with three birdies in his last four holes to reach the majors magic number. He made a 20-footer for birdie on the par-3 9th, his final hole of the day.He and Walker were at 9-under 131, tying the PGA Championship record for 36 holes. It was held by seven players, the last Jason Dufner when he went on to win in 2013.Walker, despite two adventurous closing holes, shot a 4-under 66. The first-round leader, Walker played the closing par-5s unconventionally. He hit his drive on No. 17 onto a patio of one of the hospitality tents and was given a drop from where he was able to make par. On 18, he drove it into the water and just missed a 5-foot par putt to finish with his only bogey of the day.Emiliano Grillo shot a 67 and defending champion Jason Day had a 65 to finish at 7 under. Day had a stretch with seven birdies in a 8-hole span. British Open champion Henrik Stenson was at 6 under after a second straight 67.The cut came at 2 over par, leaving a couple of big names off this weekend.Rory McIlroy bogeyed the par-5 18th to finish a 69 that left him one shot off the cut line of top 70 and ties.U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson never recovered from an opening 77 and his second-round 72 put him at 9 over.----7:25 p.m.Robert Streb tied the major championship record with a 63 to move into a tie with Jimmy Walker for the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship.Streb had eight birdies and a bogey to become the 28th player to shoot a 63 in a major. It was the 30th time it has been accomplished. Streb is making his second PGA Championship appearance having finished 10th last year at Whistling Straits.Streb closed with three birdies in his last four holes to reach the majors magic number. He made a 20-footer for birdie on the par-3 9th, his final hole of the day.He and Walker were at 9-under 131, tying the PGA Championship record for 36 holes. It was held by seven players, the last Jason Dufner when he went on to win in 2013.Walker, despite two adventurous closing holes, shot a 4-under 66. The first-round leader, Walker played the closing par-5s unconventionally. He hit his drive on No. 17 onto a patio of one of the hospitality tents and was given a drop from where he was able to make par. On 18, he drove it into the water and just missed a 5-foot par putt to finish with his only bogey of the day.Emiliano Grillo shot a 67 and defending champion Jason Day had a 65 to finish at 7 under. Day had a stretch with seven birdies in a 8-hole span. British Open champion Henrik Stenson was at 6 under after a second straight 67.----6:55 p.m.Jimmy Walker, despite two adventurous closing holes, shot a 4-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead in the second round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. He tied the PGA Championship record with his 131 total, a mark held by seven others, the most recent Jason Dufner when he won the PGA in 2013.Walker, the first-round leader with a 65, was at 9 under for 36 holes. The closing par-5s were anything but normal. He hit his drive on No. 17 onto a patio of one of the hospitality tents and was given a drop from where he was able to make par. On 18, he drove it into the water and just missed a 5-foot par putt to finish with his only bogey of the day.Emiliano Grillo shot a 67 to finish at 7 under. Jason Day and Robert Streb were both at 7 under after being 5 under through 15 holes. Day, the defending champion had a stretch with seven birdies in a 8-hole span.----6:45 p.m.Jimmy Walker, despite two adventurous closing holes, shot a 4-under-par 66 to take a three-shot lead in the second round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club.Walker, the first-round leader with a 65, was at 9 under for 36 holes. The closing par-5s were anything but normal. He hit his drive on No. 17 onto a patio of one of the hospitality tents and was given a drop from where he was able to make par. On 18, he drove it into the water and just missed a 5-foot par putt to finish with his only bogey of the day.Emiliano Grillo shot a 67 to finish at 7 under. Jason Day and Robert Streb were both at 7 under after being 5 under through 15 holes. Day, the defending champion had a stretch with seven birdies in a 8-hole span.----5:15 p.m.First-round leader Jimmy Walker birdied Nos. 12 and 13 to move to 9 under and into the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club.Walker, who opened with a 5-under 65, had four birdies in his first 13 holes without a bogey.He was one stroke ahead of Emiliano Grillo who had a 4-under 32 on his front nine and then made three straight pars.British Open champion Henrik Stenson had a second straight 67 and was third alone, one stroke ahead of Martin Kaymer, who had a 69, Patrick Reed, who had a 65, Robert Streb, who was 3 under through his first nine holes, and Brooks Koepka, who was 3 under through 11 holes.----5 p.m.First-round leader Jimmy Walker birdied the par-3 12th to move to 8 under for a share of the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club.Walker, who opened with a 5-under 65, had three birdies in his first 12 holes without a bogey.He was tied with Emiliano Grillo who had a 4-under 32 on his front nine and then made three straight pars.British Open champion Henrik Stenson had a second straight 67 and was third alone, one stroke ahead of Martin Kaymer, who had a 69, Patrick Reed, who had a 65, and Robert Streb, who was 3 under through his first nine holes.----4 p.m.Emiliano Grillo had a 4-under 32 for his opening nine in the second round of the PGA Championship, giving him a one-shot lead over first-round leader Jimmy Walker. A native of Argentina who is in his first full season on the PGA Tour, Grillo had four birdies without a bogey for his nine.Walker, who opened with a 65 at Baltusrol Golf Club, had two birdies in his first eight holes in the second round.British Open champion Henrik Stenson had a second straight 67 and was at 6 under, one shot ahead of four golfers.----3:10 p.m.Emiliano Grillo, in his first full season on the PGA Tour, had three birdies in a four-hole span to take the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship. The native of Argentina was at 7 under par, one shot better than British Open champion Henrik Stenson, who shot his second 3-under 67. Martin Kaymer, who had a 69, and Patrick Reed, who matched the low round of the tournament with a 65, were tied at 5 under with first-round leader Jimmy Walker who had an afternoon tee time.----2:55 p.m.No way Phil Mickelson wanted to start the second rround of the PGA Championship like this.ddddddddddddThe left-hander, who started the day 1 over par, hit his drive so far left on No. 1 that its first bounce was on Shunpike Road and it appeared to hang a left on Baltusrol Drive.His second tee shot on the 478-yard hole was also far from the fairway, nestling near a path. His next shot almost landed in the backyard of a home adjoining the golf course. He needed two shots to reach the green and then one-putted for a 7.The projected cut of low 70 and ties for the final two rounds was at 1 over.----2:05 p.m.Henrik Stenson shot a 3-under 67 to take the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club.Stenson, who also had a 67 in the first round, had a 3-under 31 on his second nine to move one shot in front of Martin Kaymer, who had a 69, Patrick Reed, who had a 65 to match the low round of the tournament, and Jimmy Walker, the first-round leader who had an afternoon tee time.The 40-year-old Stenson, who won the British Open this month, is looking for consecutive major titles.---1:40 p.m.The hole wasnt where it was supposed to be.The second-round hole location sheet provided to the golfers for No. 10 listed the cup as being on the left side of the green when it was actually cut on the right side.The PGA of America Rules Committee did not notice the hole had been cut in the incorrect location until after each member of the first group of the day had hit his second shot to the green.The hole was played where the first group played it for the rest of the day.PGA Chief Championships Officer Kerry Haigh met with the players -- Colt Knost, Joe Summerhays and Yuta Ikeda -- after they signed their cards to offer an explanation and apologize. Summerhays parred the hole while the others bogeyed it.----12:50 p.m.British Open champion Henrik Stenson had an eagle and two birdies in a four-hole span to move into a tie for the lead in the second round of the PGA Championship.Stenson eagled the par-5 18th and added birdies on Nos. 1 and 3, both par-4s, to move into a tie with first-round leader Jimmy Walker, who played in the afternoon wave at Baltusrol Golf Club.Patrick Reed got to 5 under with a birdie at No. 2 but he bogeyed the next hole to fall to 4 under with Jordan Spieth and Martin Kaymer among others.----12:30 p.m.Patrick Reed, who has never finished higher than 30th in a PGA Championship, birdied the par-4 2nd hole to move into a tie for the lead with Jimmy Walker at Baltusrol Golf Club.Reed, who played his front nine in 4-under 32, was coming off an opening-round 70. He had five birdies through 11 holes.Walker will play in the afternoon wave.----12:00 p.m.British Open champion Henrik Stenson eagled the par-5 18th to cap an even first nine of 36 at the PGA Championship. That was Stensons only red number so far as he bogeyed Nos. 12-13. He was at 3 under, two strokes behind first-round leader Jimmy Walker.Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth both had 4-under 32s for their first nine to get to 4 under, one shot off the lead at Baltusrol Golf Club.----11:30 a.m.Jordan Spieth, one of the favorites coming into the PGA Championship, shot a 4-under 32 on the back nine at Baltusrol Golf Club moving him one shot behind first-round leader Jimmy Walker.Spieth, who shot 70 in the opening round, started and ended his first nine holes with two birdies. He added another on the par-4 13th. His lone blemish was a bogey 4 on No. 12.The other members of his group, Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson, werent able to get their rounds going. Garcia had a 3-over 38 and was at 3 over for the tournament, while Watson had a 35 and was even for the tournament.----11 a.m.Gary Woodland, one of the Tours long hitters, went from his worst hole to his best in a hurry. Playing the front nine after a 1-under 35 on the back at Baltusrol Golf Club, Woodland had a triple-bogey 7 on No. 1. He didnt wait long to erase the bad feeling, holing out from the fairway for an eagle 2 on the 430-yard second. That put him at 3 over for the PGA Championship.---10:40 a.m.Andrew Beef Johnston, the Englishman who has become a crowd favorite with his constant smile and bushy beard, moved into the Top Ten for the PGA Championship with a 2-under 34 on the back nine. Johnston, 88th in the world rankings, birdied both par-5s on the back nine at Baltusrol Golf Club and was 2 under, three shots off the lead.Due to the morning rain delay, the PGA of America announced that afternoon tee times will be pushed back 45 minutes.----9:45 a.m.Jordan Spieth, who opened the PGA Championship with a par round of 70 on Thursday, started his second round with consecutive birdies to move within three shots of first-round leader Jimmy Walker.Martin Kaymer, like Spieth a two-time major champion, started his second round at Baltusrol Golf Club with bogeys on two of his first three holes but then birdied the par-3 4th to get within two shots of the lead.U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson, who needs a low round to even make the cut after an opening 77, parred his first two holes.----9:25 a.m.The PGA championship has resumed after a delay of nearly an hour from rain.Baltustrol received an inch of rain overnight, and the rain was steady into Friday morning. Some of the fairways had too much water and play had to be stopped.Jordan Spieth, Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson teed off nearly an hour after they left the practice range. They started on the 10th tee.----7:45 a.m.More than an inch of rain fell at Baltusrol overnight, and it kept right on falling as the second round began in the PGA Championship.Of greater concern to Dustin Johnson is the 12-shot gap between him and 18-hole leader Jimmy Walker. The first order of business for the U.S. Open champion is making the cut.The adage in golf is that players cant win a major on Thursday, but they can lose it.The record for largest comebacks after the opening round at the PGA is eight shots by three players, most recently Keegan Bradley in 2011 at Atlanta Athletic Club. Then again, Bob Tway was nine shots behind after 36 holes when he won at Inverness.Rory McIlroy opened with a birdie-free 74. The PGA record for highest start by a winner is 75 by John Mahaffey in 1978 at Oakmont.---7 a.m.The weather matched the mood of Dustin Johnson and others trying to make up ground Friday in the PGA Championship.Jimmy Walker took a one-shot lead into the second round at Baltusrol and did not play until the afternoon. Johnson was the biggest surprise of the opening round when the U.S. Open champion had a pair of double bogeys and only one birdie on his way to a 77.He stood outside the clubhouse as a steady rain fell, knowing he had to make up ground to avoid missing his first cut in nearly 18 months on the PGA Tour.Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer was one shot behind, and British Open champion Henrik Stenson was two shots back. Both played in the morning. ' ' '
