Oregon went up by as much as 30-15 midway through the second quarter. Wisconsin center Carter McCray scored three consecutive baskets, scoring all of her team-high six first-half points in the span of just over one minute, to cut the deficit a bit at the 2:21 mark. But Mevius hit a late 3 for the Ducks to give them a 37-23 lead at halftime.

This game of catch up isn’t working for the Wisconsin women’s basketball team. For the second straight game, a slow start laid the foundation to a Big Ten loss. Tuesday in a New Year’s Eve late afternoon matinee at the Kohl Center the Badgers didn’t have a basket in the first quarter when they fell behind by as many as 21 points.