Coveting triple bye, Wisconsin prepares to take on Maryland
After salvaging a West Coast split, Wisconsin Badgers will be looking to bolster its postseason seeding when the Badgers close out their home schedule against Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday in Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin (20-9, 12-6 Big Ten) won 90-73 at Washington on Saturday behind a career-high 32 points from reserve guard Braeden Carrington, who drained a school-record nine 3-pointers.
Maryland (11-18, 4-14 Big Ten) lost 69-65 to Rutgers at home Sunday.
Wisconsin bounced back against Washington after a disappointing 85-71 loss at Oregon earlier in the week that dropped the Badgers out of the Top 25.
"Just the response, the bounce back, I thought we played with great energy," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said following the Washington game. "It was a choppy game, it was kind of herky-jerky at times, but we were able to stay true to who we needed to be."
Wisconsin owns a 14-2 home record and is tied for fifth in the Big Ten with No. 15 Purdue, a game behind No. 11 Illinois. The Badgers close the regular season Saturday at Purdue, which handed Wisconsin one of its two home losses 89-73 in early January.
The top four teams receive a triple bye directly into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. Wisconsin could be seeded anywhere from third to seventh.
Carrington, who transferred to Wisconsin for his senior season, hit 9 of 15 shots beyond the arc against Washington, including six during the team's 54-point second half. Nick Boyd added 22 points as the Badgers improved to 18-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points.
Boyd averages 20.3 points, John Blackwell scores 18.3 points and Nolan Winter adds 13.5 points, along with a team-best 8.7 rebounds.
Maryland trailed 39-20 at the half against Rutgers but rallied for a brief lead before losing for the fourth time in five games. Andre Mills and Elijah Saunders had double-doubles for the Terrapins.
"There's always three parts with good programs, good teams," Maryland coach Buzz Williams said afterward. "You have to play really hard, you have to prepare the right way and then you have to execute. We didn't do all three of those things, particularly in the first half."
David Coit scores 14 points for Maryland and Mills' average of 11.7 received a substantial boost from his recent 39-point effort against Northwestern. Solomon Washington pulls down a team-best 9.3 rebounds.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:56 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:56 | Terrapins 30 second timeout | |||
| 7:59 | +2 | Andre Mills makes two point jump shot | 14-18 | |
| 8:17 | +2 | Braeden Carrington makes two point layup | 12-18 | |
| 8:42 | +2 | Collin Metcalf makes two point layup | 12-16 | |
| 9:04 | Collin Metcalf offensive rebound | |||
| 9:06 | Andre Mills misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:36 | +3 | Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists) | 10-16 | |
| 9:40 | Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound | |||
| 9:42 | John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:58 | Solomon Washington personal foul | |||
| 10:09 | John Blackwell defensive rebound | |||
| 10:11 | David Coit misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:34 | +2 | Braeden Carrington makes two point layup | 10-13 | |
| 10:40 | David Coit turnover (lost ball) (Braeden Carrington steals) | |||
| 10:54 | Darius Adams offensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:19 | +3 | John Blackwell makes three point jump shot | 10-11 | |
| 11:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:29 | Badgers offensive rebound | |||
| 11:31 | George Turkson Jr. blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup | |||
| 11:46 | +2 | David Coit makes two point layup | 10-8 | |
| 11:54 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
| 11:56 | Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:16 | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists) | 8-8 | |
| 12:23 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
| 12:25 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:48 | Badgers defensive rebound | |||
| 12:50 | Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:05 | Nick Boyd personal foul | |||
| 13:27 | +2 | Nick Boyd makes two point layup | 5-8 | |
| 13:32 | Andre Mills turnover (lost ball) (Nick Boyd steals) | |||
| 13:52 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
| 13:54 | Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:04 | Austin Rapp defensive rebound | |||
| 14:06 | Isaiah Watts misses two point layup | |||
| 14:31 | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | |||
| 14:33 | John Blackwell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:42 | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Solomon Washington assists) | 5-6 | |
| 15:00 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 15:02 | Braeden Carrington misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:04 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:04 | Badgers offensive rebound | |||
| 15:06 | Solomon Washington blocks Nick Boyd's two point layup | |||
| 15:08 | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | |||
| 15:10 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:21 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 15:23 | Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:52 | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | |||
| 15:54 | Darius Adams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:05 | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 | |
| 16:05 | +1 | Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 | |
| 16:05 | Collin Metcalf shooting foul | |||
| 16:15 | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | |||
| 16:17 | Andre Mills misses two point layup | |||
| 16:24 | Collin Metcalf defensive rebound | |||
| 16:26 | Aleksas Bieliauskas misses two point layup | |||
| 16:38 | Darius Adams personal foul | |||
| 16:38 | Nolan Winter offensive rebound | |||
| 16:40 | Nick Boyd misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:52 | Nolan Winter defensive rebound | |||
| 16:54 | Andre Mills misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:56 | Collin Metcalf offensive rebound | |||
| 16:58 | Collin Metcalf misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:19 | Collin Metcalf defensive rebound | |||
| 17:21 | Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:35 | Aleksas Bieliauskas defensive rebound | |||
| 17:37 | Andre Mills misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:53 | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point jump shot | 2-4 | |
| 17:59 | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | |||
| 18:01 | Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:31 | +2 | John Blackwell makes two point layup | 2-2 | |
| 18:51 | +2 | Solomon Washington makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
| 19:04 | Collin Metcalf offensive rebound | |||
| 19:06 | Darius Adams misses two point layup | |||
| 19:28 | Solomon Washington defensive rebound | |||
| 19:30 | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | |||
| 20:00 | (Badgers gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Terrapins 30 second timeout | 7:56 |
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+ 2 | Andre Mills makes two point jump shot | 7:59 |
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+ 2 | Braeden Carrington makes two point layup | 8:17 |
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+ 2 | Collin Metcalf makes two point layup | 8:42 |
| Collin Metcalf offensive rebound | 9:04 |
| Andre Mills misses three point jump shot | 9:06 |
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+ 3 | Braeden Carrington makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists) | 9:36 |
| Aleksas Bieliauskas offensive rebound | 9:40 |
| John Blackwell misses two point jump shot | 9:42 |
| Solomon Washington personal foul | 9:58 |
| John Blackwell defensive rebound | 10:09 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 14 | 18 |
| Field Goals | 6-19 (31.6%) | 7-20 (35.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 2-8 (25.0%) | 2-11 (18.2%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 2-2 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 13 | 13 |
| Offensive | 4 | 2 |
| Defensive | 9 | 8 |
| Team | 0 | 3 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Steals | 0 | 2 |
| Blocks | 2 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fouls | 3 | 1 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Saunders F | 9.0 PPG | 4.4 RPG | 1.0 APG | 44.0 FG% |
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. Blackwell G | 18.3 PPG | 4.9 RPG | 2.4 APG | 40.2 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Saunders F | 6 PTS | 4 REB | 0 AST | ||
| J. Blackwell G | 7 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| E. Saunders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Metcalf | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Washington | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Adams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| E. Saunders | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Metcalf | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Washington | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Adams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Coit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Watts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Turkson Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Sotell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Alston | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Blake | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Harper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Del Pino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6/19 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Blackwell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Winter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Rohde | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Bieliauskas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Blackwell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Winter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Rohde | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Bieliauskas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Carrington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Rapp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Gard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Garlock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Kinziger | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Greppi | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Robison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7/20 | 2/11 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |