Offense: B+
The combination of D’Mitrik Trice and Nate Reuvers were terrific against UW-Milwaukee on Saturday. The two combined to score 53 of Wisconsin’s 83 points and shot a combined 19-for-26 (73.1 percent) from the field.
In terms of the rest of the Badgers they struggled to find the bottom of the net with the same kind of consistency as Trice and Reuvers. As the rest of the Wisconsin team shot a combined 7-for-26 (26.9 percent) from the field. Overall Wisconsin finished the game shooting 50 percent (26-for-52) from the field and shot 45.5 percent (10-for-22) from three.
Between Trice and Reuvers, Trice lead the two in scoring with a career-high 31-points on 11-for-14 shooting from the field and went an impressive 5-for-6 from three. Reuvers registered his third game of at least 20 points this season and his second over the Badgers last three games finishing the game with 22 points.
The only other Badger to reach double figures was Micah Potter as he scored 12 points in his season debut. Potter was actively looking for his shot as he went 3-for-6 from the field and his activeness around the rim allowed him to get to the free-throw line. Considering, half of his points came from the free-throw line as he went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
Wisconsin finished the game with 26 points in the paint as Reuvers was able to find success both around the rim and from the perimeter. Reuvers finished the game 8-for-12 from the field and 2-for-4 from three.
Wisconsin was able to play in an offensive rhythm through most of the game thanks to them taking care of the basketball. Entering the game against UW-Milwaukee the Panthers were forcing their opponents into a high number of turnovers but Wisconsin only turned the basketball over nine times. Potter led the team with three turnovers as the Panthers turned Wisconsin’s nine turnovers into 14-points.