Offense: D
Turnovers. Turnovers specifically in the first half absolutely hurt Wisconsin as the Badgers turned the basketball over 12 times in the first half resulting in 18-points for Rutgers.
Not to mention on four of Wisconsin’s first five offensive possessions in the game resulted in turnovers as Rutgers turned them into seven points. D’Mitrik Trice committed the first turnover as he was one of three Badgers to commit a team high three turnovers as Trice threw basketball out of bounds as his pass was intended for Nate Reuvers.
On Wisconsin’s ensuing offensive possession Kobe King had the basketball stolen away from him, which was followed by two travels by Aleem Ford and Reuvers.
Wisconsin was able to clean it up in the second half only turning the basketball over twice in the second half but both times Rutgers turned the Badgers mistakes into four points. Overall, Rutgers turned the Badgers 14 turnovers into 22 points.
When Wisconsin wasn’t turning the basketball over the Badgers did shoot the basketball well. The Badgers finished the game shooting 47.9 percent (23-for-48) from the field, which is the Badgers best shooting percentage this season either on the road or in a neutral site game.
King lead Wisconsin in scoring for the second straight game as he finished with 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field. Trevor Anderson was second in points with 11 in 25 minutes. Brad Davison and Ford each finished the game with nine points on a combined 5-for-12 shooting from the field.
Anderson was one of three players to make at least two three’s as the Badgers finished the game 8-for-23 (34.8 percent) from three. Davison and Brevin Pritzl also hit two three’s a piece too.
The Badgers made five of their eight 3-pointers in the first half. With Wisconsin shooting 3-for-12 from distance in the second half the Badgers had to feed the basketball down low as 16 of their 28 points in the paint came in the second half.