Offense: B+
Wisconsin’s offense was dominant at times against Rutgers but there were also two instances one in each half where the Badgers went at least five minutes without a made field goal.
The second scoring drought the Badgers went through allowed for the Scarlet Knights to creep back into the game. With 11:27 to go in the game, the Badgers were up 58-42 thanks to Micah Potter making his second consecutive three.
But the Badgers went five minutes and 11 seconds without a made field goal and until a timely three by Brad Davison to push Wisconsin’s lead to 10 points with 6:16 to go Rutgers had cut it to single digits.
Over that stretch, Wisconsin went 0-for-4 on their field goal attempts as three of their four shots came inside the paint. The only points Wisconsin could register were from the free throw line as they scored three points.
The scoring drought in the first half lasted six minutes and six seconds. In that stretch, the Badgers went 0-for-7 from the field, which includes missing five straight 3-point attempts.
Prior to missing five consecutive three’s, the Badgers did start the game 4-for-5 from distance. For the fourth straight game, Wisconsin made at least 11 of their 3-point attempts. Overall Wisconsin shot 50 percent on 22 attempts from three and 48 percent (24-for-50) from the field.
Potter led Wisconsin from three as he went an impressive 4-for-5 from distance as he finished with a game high 18 points off the bench. Brevin Pritzl and Reuvers each had 17 points and between the two they shot a combined 3-for-6 from three and Brad Davison finished with 15 points on 3-for-5 shooting from three.
Davison’s made three in the second half, which ended the Badgers scoring drought put him over 1,000 points in his career. Davison finished his day 3-for-7 from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line.