Special to the Journal Sentinel

Lahaina, Hawaii — There’s nothing like a one-two punch to deliver a knockout.

Ethan Happ and Bronson Koenig did the damage for the University of Wisconsin in a 73-57 victory over Georgetown in the second round of the Maui Invitational.

The Badgers (4-1) will play No. 4 North Carolina or Oklahoma State in the championship game at 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The duo of Happ and Koenig was far too dynamic for the Hoyas.

Happ had a solid night, scoring 19 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Koenig scored 14 in the first half en route to a 20-point evening.

BOX SCORE: UW 73, Georgetown 57

“Obviously extremely happy for our players in terms of the effort that they played with tonight and how they kept picking each other up,” UW coach Greg Gard said. “Guys off the bench did a great job. Obviously Happ was terrific on the glass. And Koenig really ran the show for us and did a great job, as great point guards do.

“But I thought we played a little bit more or sounder basketball tonight. Not as good as we'll need to be in terms of the turnover ratio. But a step in the right direction obviously against a very good team. Like I said, just extremely proud of our guys and happy for them because they put a lot of work into this.”

Koenig was looking for his shot early, scoring eight quick points. His marksmanship helped the Badgers to a 32-29 lead at the break.

Wisconsin opened the second half with a short burst, and Koenig banked one in from nearly straight on, pushing its lead to 44-34.

The Badgers began to stretch the lead from there, making it 53-39 on Charles Thomas’ putback midway through.

Georgetown never made up the difference.

“The second shots that they kept getting were key,” Georgetown coach John Thompson III said. “And we had a few defensive mix-ups where we were supposed to be switching and we didn't, and the shooters were left open. But when they did miss they got the ball every time.”

LJ Peak led Georgetown with 18 points. Rodney Pryor, who poured in 26 points against Oregon on Monday, settled for 14.

The Badgers went 5 of 22 from three-point range, but made up for it inside, outscoring the Hoyas, 38-16, in the paint. Wisconsin also had a 50-21 rebounding advantage and scored 19 second-chance points on 20 offensive boards.

“... That just shows how much we're willing to work, that we were getting that many offensive rebounds, too,” Happ said