Offense: B
Purdue certainly put pressure on Wisconsin at the end of the game to make their free throws as the combination of Brad Davison and Brevin Pritzl went a combined 8-for-8 to help Wisconsin win 69-65.
Wisconsin not only needed those last eight points to help maintain their lead but after a made field goal by Nate Reuvers with 5:38 to go in the game to put Wisconsin up 57-48 represented the last made field goal by the Badgers in the game.
The Badgers missed their final eight field goal attempts while going a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line. Overall Wisconsin shot an impressive 19-for-20 from the free throw line as four different players attempted at least two free throws.
Pritzl led the team with eight free throw attempts as he made all eight, Reuvers went 5-for-6, Davison went 4-for-4, and Trevor Anderson made both of his free throws.
Although Wisconsin missed their last eight field goal attempts one fact that can’t get overlooked is over the last three minutes and 44 seconds of the game the Badgers came up with four offensive rebounds, which resulted in four points.
Even though Wisconsin wasn’t able to score on two of the four offensive rebounds they registered it still allowed for Wisconsin to run more time off the clock. Pritzl was responsible for two of the four offensive rebounds as he simply out hustled Purdue to come up with the second chance for Wisconsin.
The Badgers who only registered two offensive rebounds in the first meeting against Purdue but on Tuesday they registered 10, which they turned into 12 points. Aleem Ford led the team with three offensive rebounds.
After registering 19 rebounds over his last two games Ford finished with a team-high seven rebounds and for the second time this year, he led Wisconsin in scoring with a career high 19 points.
Ford was one of four Badgers to reach double figures as Davison and Pritzl each finished with 13 points and Reuvers finished with 12 points. Overall Wisconsin shot 19-for-50 (38 percent) from the field.