ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Reserve freshman Jon Leuer scored a career-high 25 points and Marcus Landry added 15 to lift No. 25 Wisconsin to a 70-54 victory over Michigan on Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for both.

Wisconsin center Brian Butch, center, reaches up for a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Trevon Hughes, the Badgers' leading scorer, returned after missing one game with an injured right ankle and scored five points. The Badgers (11-2) have won five straight games and their only losses are to Top Ten teams — Marquette and Duke.

Freshman Manny Harris had 16 points and DeShawn Sims added 13 for the Wolverines (4-9), who have lost nine of 11 and are off to theirs worst start since 1981-82.

The game marked the Big Ten regular-season debut for Michigan coach John Beilein and it was the Wolverines' first in 11 days since playing UCLA on Dec. 22.

Wisconsin scored the game's first 10 points as Michigan missed its first nine field goal attempts. The Badgers led 34-18 at halftime with the Wolverines scoring the fewest points in an opening half this season.

The Badgers increased their lead to as much as 20 points in the second half. Michigan used an 11-3 run midway through the half to cut the deficit to 47-39. Freshman Kelvin Grady's 3-pointer with 6:50 left pulled the Wolverines within eight but that was as close they would get the remainder of the game.

Wisconsin, which came into the game limiting opponents to 35.6 percent shooting from 3-point range, held Michigan to 5-of-18 shooting from behind the arc(27.8 percent).