Wisconsin saw there 15-game winning streak against Illinois come to an end on Wednesday night. Wisconsin will put another lengthy winning streak to the test on Saturday when they travel to Penn State as the Badgers have won 12 straight games against the Nittany Lions.
In this Badgers Wire feature, we will look at the three keys or questions for Wisconsin as they prepare to play Penn State on Saturday.
LAYUP: CAN WISCONSIN CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE BASKETBALL AT A HIGH RATE?
Wisconsin through four Big Ten games has done well of taking care of the basketball as the Badgers over Big Ten play are averaging nine turnovers per game, which is tied for the fewest in the Big Ten with Michigan.
However, Penn State is one of the best teams in creating turnovers during Big Ten play as conference foes are averaging 13.8 turnovers a game, which leads the league.
Penn State is able to use their length and activeness on the defensive side of the floor to help disrupt opposing Big Ten offenses as there 7.5 steals over Big Ten play leads the league.
Penn State is led by Izaiah Brockington as over four conference games he’s averaging 2.3 steals a contest. Making it important that between the combination of D’Mitrik Trice and Brad Davison that they value the basketball and make sure that Brockington can’t get the better of them and create an extra offensive possession for the Nittany Lions.
Trice has registered a 2-to-1 assist to turnover ratio this season and after committing a combined five turnovers over Wisconsin’s first two conference games he has lowered that number to a total of two turnovers in Wisconsin’s last two conference games. Trice’s ability to continue on that track should lead to quality offensive possessions for Wisconsin.