Wisconsin was able to get a big road win on Thursday night as the Badgers went into Ann Arbor and beat Michigan. The Badgers will look to carry over their performance against the Wolverines as they prepare to play Minnesota for the second time this year. The first meeting against the Gophers didn’t go well as the Badgers lost 70-52 in early February. But in every rematch, Wisconsin has played this year against conference teams after losing the first matchup the Badgers have followed up with a win. Wisconsin will look to continue that trend as they try to continue to solidify their seeding in the NCAA Tournament.
In this Badgers Wire feature, we will look at the three keys or questions for Wisconsin as they prepare to play Minnesota on Sunday.
LAYUP: CAN D’MITRIK TRICE BREAK A 1,000 CAREER POINTS?
D’Mitrik Trice is currently 16 points shy of becoming the 46th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. Considering the way Trice has played over the month of February there is a good chance he could join Brad Davison and become the latest Badger to reach 1,000 career points.
Over the month of February Trice averaged 13 points per game while shooting 30-for-74 (40.5 percent) from the field. In addition over the seven games in February, he registered 42 assists to 14 turnovers.
Trice will look to carry over his strong performance in February over to the final month of the season.
Trice capped off the month of February by scoring 28 points in the win over Michigan and in the first meeting against Minnesota he scored 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting from the field.
Trice throughout the season has done well in setting up his teammates to have success on the offensive end, which has also helped open up offensive opportunities for him too.
Trice will continue to run the offense efficiently for Wisconsin making sure the Badgers generate high percentage shots against the Gophers defense. The success he’s able to help Wisconsin generate on the offensive end will give himself a good chance of once again putting together an efficient game on the offensive side of the floor.