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MADISON \u2013 Wisconsin coach Greg Gard got a rare breather Friday night at the Kohl Center.<\/p>\n

UW got off to a strong start by attacking the lane, sputtered late in the first half by relying too frequently on three-pointers but then took control early in the second half en route to building an 18-point lead and closed nonconference play with a 76-66 victory over Western Michigan.<\/p>\n

Consider the 10-point victory in front of a crowd of 15,138 a belated Christmas present for a coach whose team had played in seven consecutive games decided by five points or fewer until a 22-point victory over Lehigh on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n

“It is good for them,” Gard said of the starters, who were out for the final 2 minutes 39 seconds after Steven Crowl hit a three-pointer to give UW a 74-56 lead. “But it’s also good for the guys that are in there at the end. To get 2\u00bd minutes for Markus (Ilver) and a little extra time for Kamari (McGee)\u2026there are going to be times when they’re going to have play more than 2\u00bd minutes.”<\/p>\n