It has been a rough month for the Wisconsin women. Caught in the grind of the Big Ten Conference, the Badgers were dealt an eighth straight loss on Sunday, fall

In the opening moments of the third quarter of a tied game, after Tori McKinney had missed a three-pointer, Gophers center Sophie Hart waded into the lane, got the offensive board, was fouled and went to the line.

With shots not falling from outside the arc, the Gophers’ women’s basketball team switched strategy to begin the second half Sunday. Routinely getting the ball inside, Minnesota broke open a tie game with a 15-2 run and pulled away for a 71-50 win over Wisconsin at Williams Arena.