The Wisconsin men’s basketball team opens its 4-game tour in France with a win behind balanced scoring and rebounding

Wisconsin coach Greg Gard can experiment with lineup combinations during his team’s four-game exhibition tour in France, which began Wednesday with an 81-66 victory over Paris All-Stars.

Returners Tyler Wahl, Steven Crowl and Chucky Hepburn started, along with Jordan Davis and Wofford transfer Max Klesmit.

Led by Crowl and Hepburn, that group helped UW build an early 15-2 lead.

Gard’s second five-player unit featured UW-Green Bay…