Overall: B
Wisconsin found a way to spoil Indiana’s senior day and claim its first Big Ten regular season championship since 2015.
Like it has been throughout this season and over Wisconsin’s current eight game winning streak they won as a team as the Badgers received significant contributions from a variety of players.
As the Badgers were able to put four players in double figures and saw their shooting improve from the first half to the second when they shot 37.5 percent (9-for-24) to 44.8 (13-for-29) over the final 20 minutes.
Defensively, the Badgers were able to hold one Indiana player to double figures as Devonte Green finished with 16 points. The problem for Indiana was that all of Green’s points came in the first half as he shot 6-for-10 from the field but missed seven of his field goal attempts in the second half.
Green was able to make some tough contested jump shots in the first half and also was able to create space in order to knock down his shot. But the Badgers regrouped at halftime and made sure that Green couldn’t hurt them like he did in the first half as he was a nonfactor.
Outside of limiting Green in the second half the Badgers offensively needed to do a better job of giving themselves second chances in the second half. The Badgers only had one offensive rebound in the first half, which they turned into two points.
Wisconsin was able to grab five offensive rebounds in the second half and turned their second chance opportunities into 12 points.
Game MVP: Micah Potter
Greg Gard certainly took a gamble when he put Potter back into the game with 6:52 to go and the Badgers down 51-44 as Potter had four fouls. The gamble paid off as over the remainder of the game he scored three points, registered five rebounds, one assist, and one steal while making sure he didn’t pick up his fifth foul. Potter’s old-fashion 3-point play tied the game at 51 but on Wisconsin’s ensuing offensive possession he was able to generate an offensive rebound following a miss three by Davison. Potter responded by setting Davison up as he was ready to catch and shoot to give Wisconsin the lead for good. Potter was able to leave his fingerprints all over the game as he registered his first career double-double at Wisconsin with 14 points and 11 rebounds.