Seeking to stay undefeated, the Wisconsin Badgers males’s basketball workforce (3-0 general) welcomed UW-Inexperienced Bay on Tuesday evening. 

In a reasonably ugly recreation by the Badgers, Wisconsin managed to drag away with an 11-point win behind threes from Jordan Davis and Max Klesmit. 

Here’s a breakdown of Wisconsin’s non-conference victory over UW-Inexperienced Bay.

Sport recap

Rolling with the identical beginning 5, the Wisconsin Badgers would get off to a sluggish begin, lacking their first 5 shot makes an attempt. A Jordan Davis three-pointer with almost 4 minutes off the clock would finally finish the scoring drought, whereas one other triple by Max Klesmit would assist the Badgers take a 6-4 lead into the primary media timeout regardless of the workforce capturing solely 2-of-11 to start the sport. 

Following a transition block by Jordan Davis, backup ahead Carter Gilmore gave Wisconsin a key offensive rebound and tip-in off the bench. Following that bucket, the Badgers’ struggles from the ground would proceed. Because of this, the Wisconsin benefit was solely 11-6 with 10 minutes remaining within the first half, whereas UW-Inexperienced Bay was in the course of an 0-of-7 spell of their very own. 

Popping out of the timeout, Wisconsin guard Jordan Davis would reply with one other three-point make to assist the Badgers keep their six-point edge. Nonetheless, UW-Inexperienced Bay would minimize the deficit to solely 4 factors moments later with a reasonably back-door minimize to Zae Blake. 

The Badgers would have a solution although, as Max Klesmit, Chucky Hepburn, and Carter Gilmore would bury three consecutive three-point makes an attempt to assist Wisconsin open up a 13-point benefit with simply over 5 minutes remaining within the half. 

Using an 11-1 run, Wisconsin would proceed so as to add to their lead over the following couple of minutes with a ravishing alley-oop from Max Klesmit to Markus Ilver highlighting the push from the Badgers. 

A pair of free throws by Tyler Wahl and a brief jumper by Steven Crowl would finally give Wisconsin a 32-15 lead at halftime. 

Popping out of the break, UW-Inexperienced Bay grabbed some early momentum with three made baskets because the Badgers as soon as once more struggled to get happening offense. 

Head coach Greg Gard tried to inject some vitality into the workforce by turning to his bench with the starters popping out flat, however the Badgers took a four-minute scoring drought into the primary media timeout. UW-Inexperienced Bay had trimmed the result in simply 10 with 14:57 remaining within the recreation. 

The Phoenix would claw their approach nearer over the following minute or two, as Wisconsin continued to look lifeless on each ends of the courtroom, forcing Greg Gard to name a timeout with 13:06 left to play. Inexperienced Bay was inside six at that time, and they might keep that deficit over the following two minutes because the Badgers’ offensive struggles carried on with eight minutes with no area objective. 

Jordan Davis would cease the bleeding with a three-point make with simply over 9 minutes remaining, and reserve guard Isaac Lindsey added an offensive rebound and put again to lastly generate one thing constructive for the Badgers halfway by way of the half.

A 3-point make by Zae Blake of Inexperienced Bay would make it 44-38 with 5:25 remaining, however a pair of free throws by Jordan Davis and a jumper by Chucky Hepburn would assist Wisconsin hold their slim benefit. Moments later a Steven Crowl three-pointer would give the Badgers a 51-41 lead with 3:24 left to go. 

Crowl would add to the lead with an and-one off an offensive rebound with simply over two minutes remaining, and finally the Badgers would maintain off the Phoenix for a 56 to 45 victory within the Kohl Heart. 

Gamers of word

Stats: 11 factors (3-of-7 capturing), three rebounds, and one help in 33 minutes

Wisconsin didn’t play effectively as a workforce. However as soon as once more Jordan Davis gave the Badgers some obligatory manufacturing to assist the workforce come away with a win. After a profession efficiency in opposition to Stanford, he added a team-high 11 factors with three made threes on 50% capturing from long-range. 

• Chucky Hepburn (Wisconsin)

Stats: 8 factors (2-of-14 capturing), seven rebounds, and assists three in 24 minutes

It was a irritating efficiency for Chucky Hepburn. The sophomore level guard missed a slew of layups and shot makes an attempt within the paint in opposition to UW-Inexperienced Bay. Hepburn crammed up the stat sheet in different methods although. He had three assists and 7 rebounds, however general it’s a efficiency he’ll possible wish to flush out of his system. 

Stats: 9 factors (2-of-5 capturing), 5 rebounds, and one help in 36 minutes

Past Jordan Davis, Max Klesmit was one of many solely different vibrant spots in opposition to UW-Inexperienced Bay. The switch from Wofford shot the ball effectively on restricted makes an attempt and completed the sport with 9 factors and 5 boards, together with two three-point makes.  

• Cade Meyer (UW-Inexperienced Bay)

Stats: 13 factors (5-of-9 capturing) and three rebounds in 28 minutes

UW-Inexperienced Bay rallied within the second half, and one of many important causes was the play of Cade Meyer. The in-state ahead put collectively a powerful exhibiting in opposition to the Badgers with a game-high 13 factors. 

On the spot evaluation

The Badgers bought off to a poor begin, going 0-of-5 on layups with stars Chucky Hepburn and Tyler Wahl particularly starting 0-of-9 from the ground. Within the first half, the three-ball stored Wisconsin afloat, because the Badgers bought a pair of three-point makes from each Max Klesmit and Jordan Davis, to assist create some separation. Wisconsin shot 60% from behind the arc, in comparison with solely 17.4% from two-point vary. 

The defensive effort was there for the Badgers all recreation lengthy, holding UW-Inexperienced Bay to solely 45 factors on 34% capturing for the sport, however turnovers had been one other challenge that popped up for UW at instances with 14 for the sport. 

General, the second half wasn’t fairly for Greg Gard’s bunch. 

Wisconsin opened the second stanza with a pair of prolonged scoring droughts, permitting UW-Inexperienced Bay to get again into the sport. The Badgers got here out of halftime with an absence of vitality and because of this, they put collectively a nasty exhibiting within the second half. Inexperienced Bay went on a 14-1 early within the half as Wisconsin could not get something going. 

Whereas the Badgers responded late to drag away with a double-digit win and shot 16-of-19 from the free throw line, it was not an excessively spectacular exhibiting for Wisconsin.  Inexperienced Bay most not too long ago misplaced to each Indiana State and Georgetown by over 25 factors, and is coming off of a season with solely 5 wins in 2021-2022. The Badgers completed the sport capturing 8-of-34 from contained in the arc, together with simply 4-of-19 on layups. 

Pictures of the sport

Up subsequent

The Badgers will head to the Bahamas subsequent for the Battle 4 Atlantis. Wisconsin will open the event enjoying in opposition to Dayton on November 23 at 1:30 p.m. CST, with the sport aired on ESPN or ESPN2. The Badgers will play three complete video games as a part of the invitational. 

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