Offense: F
Different day. Same story.
Wisconsin struggled from the field for a second consecutive game in addition to struggling to take care of the basketball. The Badgers finished the game shooting 18-for-53 (33.9 percent) from the field and committed 14 turnovers, which New Mexico turned into 10 points.
Similar to the game against Richmond the Badgers had a chance of stealing a victory. At the same time due to how poorly Wisconsin shot the basketball against New Mexico it never seemed like Wisconsin was a true threat in making the comeback.
It also didn’t help matters that Nate Reuvers fouled out with 2:23 to go in the game. Reuvers was the only player for Wisconsin who could generate an offensive rhythm as he led Wisconsin with 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field. D’Mitrik Trice was the only other Badger to reach double figures with 11 points but he didn’t shoot the basketball well as he went 4-for-12 from the field.
When Wisconsin generated a post touch the Badgers were able to generate good offense as Wisconsin finished the game with 18 points in the paint. Although Wisconsin did a better job of generating post touches compared to the game against Richmond there were still instances where Wisconsin didn’t touch the post as the alternative was Wisconsin attempting a three.
It didn’t seem like Wisconsin could shoot the three any worst after their game against Richmond as they went 7-for-27 (25.9 percent) in the loss. Unfortunately, their poor 3-point shooting continued but it only got worst as the Badgers only managed to make two of their three’s on 26 attempts.
Wisconsin was able to generate open looks at times from three but they simply didn’t make them. At the same time with how poorly Wisconsin was shooting the basketball and Reuvers having success down low should have meant that Wisconsin tried to generate their offense through the paint.
With Wisconsin again consistently attempting long jump shots or long three’s it prevented the Badgers from consistently generating second chances to help jump start their offense. Wisconsin finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds as nine of them came over the final 20 minutes. But because Wisconsin couldn’t buy a basket at times the Badgers finished the game with five second chance points.